Promoting participation: evaluation of a health promotion program for low income seniors.
J Community Health Nurs
; 20(2): 93-107, 2003.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-12738576
ABSTRACT
This article describes a qualitative evaluation of the Seniors Active Living in Vulnerable Elders (ALIVE) program, a 10-month health promotion program for low income seniors. Program interventions delivered in seniors' apartment buildings included exercise classes, health information sessions (i.e., health corners), and newsletters. The evaluation examined program participation, program impacts, and how the program worked. The most frequent reason for joining the program was recognizing the benefits of exercise, and the most frequent reason for not attending the program was having other priorities. The main participant impact was "feeling better." Specific impacts were also noted in physical, mental, and social domains. Fun, program delivery adaptations, autonomy, social interactions, and staff-participant relationships were discovered to be important program processes. These processes all contributed to participant's "comfort" in the program. How and why the program worked is examined in relation to Pender's (1996) revised health promotion model and implications for nursing are indicated.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Promotion
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Health Services for the Aged
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Community Health Nurs
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada