Health Promotion Workshops for Seniors: Predictors of Attendance and Behavioral Outcomes

Drew, Joseph; Wright, Bridget; Seidman, Robert L.; McGann, Mary; Boulan, Tawnya

doi:10.1080/10556699.1998.10603329

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“…Others may simply believe that they would not benefit from participating in such a program because they perceive themselves as managing effectively on their own. This is a challenge common to both health promotion (Rakowski, 1998;Williams et al, 1998) and bereavement programming (Levy, Derby, & Martinowski, 1993;Lund & Caserta, 1998). While better outreach efforts could improve the accessibility of those who are more difficult to locate, motivation is a key ingredient to participation in any program aimed at voluntary behavioral change, knowledge or skill improvement, and it is for those individuals that programs are primarily designed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Promoting Self-Care and Daily Living Skills among Older Widows and Widowers: Evidence from the Pathfinders Demonstration Project

2004

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While most bereavement intervention programs for the recently widowed focus primarily on loss and grief issues, few, if any, specifically address ways to engage in necessary self-care activities, to assume new responsibilities that once belonged to their deceased spouse, and to remain socially connected to the larger community. The Pathfinders demonstration project was designed to provide important health and wellness information in a supportive environment where the participants could develop self-care and daily living skills and learn how to access additional community resources to meet their specific needs. This article describes changes in self-care and daily living abilities reported by the Pathfinders participants and ways in which they used what they learned in the classes to achieve health and independence and to meet the daily challenges of widowed life. Eight-four widows and widowers (age 50+) participated in one of five 11-week class sequences. Statistically significant, although incremental improvements over time were reported in active coping, health care participation, household management, home safety, and nutritional self-care skills. Almost all the participants reported applying

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Promoting Self-Care and Daily Living Skills among Older Widows and Widowers: Evidence from the Pathfinders Demonstration Project

2004

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“…The assumptions are that poor health behavior is largely or solely due to health-related knowledge deficits. Several other studies have reported the success of health promotion/disease prevention programs that include additional components (Benson & Stuart, 1992;Green & Johnson, 1983) for older people (Carter et al, 1991;Fallcreek & Mettler, 1984;HRA-OSS, 1990;Lyons, 1991;Weiler, Chi, & Lubben, 1989, Williams et al, 1998. However, uncertainties about the exact components of these programs that result in improved outcomes remain.…”

Section: Intervention Programsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Reducing Health Risks and Psychological Distress Among Older Black Residents of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities

Lyons

Magai

2001

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Studies indicate that living alone, or living in anonymous housing complexes-such as Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)-can produce feelings of isolation and loneliness, which can negatively affect psychological well-being and physical health. Little is known about how NORCs, occupied by relatively poor older minorities may provide a context for low-cost interventions directed at enhancing well-being and therefore health. Given that traditional health education interventions have been ineffective among minority seniors, the goal of this study is to introduce a low-cost, on-site psycho-educational health intervention program to older NORC residents, that includes: (1) a formal health education component to encourage good health (health behavior), and (2) an informal recreational component focusing on peoples' psychological well-being (social facilitation). research question is: "Would social facilitation improve psychological well-being and health?" Forty-five aging Black residents of two NORCs were assigned to either an intervention condition for 8-weeks (group 1, n = 26) or a control condition (group 2, n = 19). Group 1 was expected to show improvement in psychological well-being and health, and such improvements were expected to be retained well after the sessions. Data were gathered from both groups, at baseline, post intervention, and 2 months following the intervention. Results indicate that there was a significant time by treatment effect for well-being. There was no significant time by treatment effect, but there was a significant treatment effect for health behaviors. This shows that short-term psycho-educational intervention can positively affect the quality of life of older minority residents of NORCs.

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“…This model acknowledges the high rate of failure of numerous educational intitiatives aimed at modifying unhealthful behaviors (cf. Williams et al, 1996). It attributes the failures to the presumption underlying many educational approac hes that all individuals are equally receptive to proposed behavior changes.…”

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confidence: 97%

Aging 2000: Consumer Empowerment Through Education

Filinson

1999

Educational Gerontology

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A ging 2000 is a statewide, private, non-pro t, grassroots organization of community-based networks of providers and consumers working to improve geriatric health care delivery through consumer empowerment. A mong its programs are educational workshops led by trained volunteers on how to better one's health behaviors and navigate the current health care system. The theoretical underpinnings, range of topics covered,the utilization of older adult volunteers as educators, and evaluation outcomes of these workshops are discussed.

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Health Promotion Workshops for Seniors: Predictors of Attendance and Behavioral Outcomes

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Promoting Self-Care and Daily Living Skills among Older Widows and Widowers: Evidence from the Pathfinders Demonstration Project

Promoting Self-Care and Daily Living Skills among Older Widows and Widowers: Evidence from the Pathfinders Demonstration Project

Reducing Health Risks and Psychological Distress Among Older Black Residents of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities

Aging 2000: Consumer Empowerment Through Education

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