A Physical Activity Program to Mobilize Older People: A Practical and Sustainable Approach

Jancey, Jonine; Clarke, Ann M.; Howat, Peter; Lee, Andy H.; Shilton, Trevor; Fisher, John K.

doi:10.1093/geront/48.2.251

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“…Having a partner or friends who were physically active was significantly associated with physical activity. Jancey et al (2008) concluded that the opportunity for elders to be physically active with their neighbours was attractive and motivating, and led to the development of social networks. This was also found by Ståhl et al (2008), where the elders during research circle discussions recognized the importance of doing things together with others and having a natural meeting place within their district.…”

Section: Factors Affecting Walking Behaviour Among Older Adults In Thmentioning

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“…Information about public activities can be an important measure to increase walking among elders [also found in Jancey et al (2008)] because it may reduce barriers related to the lack of a walking companion (Stathi et al 2012). Some elders highlight that exercise is about mental health, which can be related to well-being and elders' welfare, hence stimulating the need dimension.…”

Section: How Measures Relate To the Three Dimensions Of Walkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation

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The benefits of walking are widely recognized. In this regard, the Norwegian government has urged local authorities to develop walking strategies. The aim of such strategies is to influence a local walking culture and framework conditions for pedestrians. Older citizens are an important focus group because what is an accessible environment for them can be attractive for all groups. The primary aim of this study is to improve our understanding of how physical, social and individual factors affect whether older groups perceive that they need, can and want to walk. Second, we show how a mixed-method approach for collecting data gives an important input when planning a walking strategy. Combining quantitative and qualitative data gave deeper insights into how elders perceived their walking environment. The three steps (survey, participatory observation and workshop) made it possible to involve elders and practitioners from the municipality and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration directly in the study. This gave first-hand experience about how to facilitate the environment for older pedestrians. The findings suggest that the need, can and want dimensions of walking interact and reinforce each other. We find that measures affecting more than one such dimension seem to provide the best response for walking activity. This can be important for practitioners to take into consideration when developing good walking areas in the city.

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Section: Factors Affecting Walking Behaviour Among Older Adults In Thmentioning

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Section: How Measures Relate To the Three Dimensions Of Walkingmentioning

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Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation

2015

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“…The Perth Active Living Seniors (PALS) project was a prospective community-based PA program targeting older adults (Jancey et al, 2008). To be eligible, participants were required to be aged 65 to 74 years and healthy to the extent that participation in a low-stress walking program would not place them at risk for or exacerbate any existing health condition.…”

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How to analyze longitudinal multilevel physical activity data with many zeros?

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Preventive Medicine

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“…Program evaluation in health promotion is a complex process as it aims to gather evidence to assess the effectiveness of strategies and programs, maintain a level of accountability [16] and improve health promotion practice [17]. Despite impact and outcome evaluation being the most commonly reported forms of evaluation for randomised controlled trials, process evaluation, which is under reported, is vital as it accounts for factors that contribute to the success or failure of programs [18,19].…”

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Physical activity and nutrition intervention for mothers of young children: Process evaluation

Monteiro¹,

Jancey²,

Howat³

2014

Health

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Introduction: Process evaluation of community based projects is integral to understanding the success or failure of health promotion interventions. Process evaluation was used to assess the intervention strategies and resources in a playgroup setting aimed at mothers of young children. Methods: Process evaluation data were collected from participants (n = 249) and staff (n = 25) involved in the intervention. Data included staff perspectives on use of the playgroup as a setting, participants' views on the feasibility and acceptability of the program strategies and resources, and program reach. Results: Responding participants reported that the intervention was useful (98%) and relevant for their age group (92%), encouraged them to think about making changes to their physical activity (95%) and dietary (98%) behaviors, and helped them to make changes to their physical activity (66%) and dietary (79%) behaviors. Participants reported that the most useful intervention strategies included the program booklet (85%), workshops (86%), newsletters (73%) and SMS (57%). Conclusion: This research provides valuable information on participants' perspectives of the program strategies, content and overall implementation. It provides insight into the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and identifies areas for improvement when conducting programs in playgroup settings. The process evaluation indicated that playgroups are a suitable setting for health promotion targeting mothers of young children.

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A Physical Activity Program to Mobilize Older People: A Practical and Sustainable Approach

Abstract: This practical program is potentially effective and sustainable with respect to mobilizing physically inactive older people.

Cited by 47 publications

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Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation

Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation

How to analyze longitudinal multilevel physical activity data with many zeros?

Physical activity and nutrition intervention for mothers of young children: Process evaluation

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