Older adults’ experience as peer educators in health promotion programs

Turcotte, Samuel; Leduc, Raymond; Aubry, Claudé Vérité; Parisien, Manon; Levasseur, Mélanie; Daigle-Landry, Diane; Lorthios-Guilledroit, Agathe; Filiatrault, Johanne

doi:10.1080/14427591.2021.1944898

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“…This calls for further research to deepen the understanding of the subjective aspects of maternal role participation. The idea that a more specific and subjective categorization of occupations is needed to describe the participation of older adults has been discussed over the past years [23,[35][36][37]. Our findings seem to support this notion.…”

Section: Perceptions Towards the Maternal Role At Older Agesupporting

confidence: 76%

“…In addition, the broad aspects of 'being', which relate to the way mothers feel about what they do and the sense of who they are as occupational human beings [33,34], might not be fully represented by these categories. The idea that the traditional categorization of occupations is not applicable for older adults was previously argued, since these categories do not encompass the subjective meaning and priorities which lead older adults to choose and engage in occupations [23,[35][36][37]. This, together with the scarce literature of the maternal role at older age, and the fact that tools to characterize mothering occupations of older women are not available, creates vagueness regarding the occupations within the maternal role of older women.…”

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confidence: 99%

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How do older women perceive the occupations and activities within their maternal role? Findings from an exploratory survey

2023

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Background Participation in meaningful everyday occupations and life-roles is crucial to the health and wellbeing of older adults. However, little is known regarding meaningful life-roles of older women. Although the maternal-role remains meaningful to women throughout their life, previous literature focused on earlier stages of motherhood. Aims To describe the occupations and perceptions within the maternal-role of older women. Materials and method An online survey was distributed via social media. It included closed and open-ended questions regarding the engagement and relatedness of occupations to the maternal-role; and the perceptions of older women towards their maternal-role. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and thematic analysis was used to analyze data from open-ended questions. Results The survey was answered by 317 community-dwelling older mothers (aged 65–87). High frequency of engagement and relatedness of occupations to the maternal-role were found. Most participants perceived the maternal-role as a never-ending and evolving life role. Seven categories, describing both ’doing’ and ’being’ aspects of the maternal-role, were identified. Conclusion The maternal-role is meaningful to older women. It continues to develop over time, and includes new occupations which have not been central at earlier stages of motherhood. Significance These findings have significant implications for healthcare professionals striving to promote healthy aging by enhancing the participation of older women in meaningful occupations. Further research is needed to broaden the understanding of the unique characteristics of the maternal-role at older age.

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Section: Perceptions Towards the Maternal Role At Older Agesupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do older women perceive the occupations and activities within their maternal role? Findings from an exploratory survey

2023

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“…Specifically, they shared information about vaccination procedures in their communities, encouraged younger family members to get vaccinated, and endorsed other COVID-19 prevention behaviors, such as social distancing. There is a long tradition of utilizing older adults as peer educators in health promotion programs [ 38 ], including for nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease management. There are several advantages to this model, particularly in the context of the pandemic or other health emergencies.…”

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Taking Charge: Social Support Dynamics among Older Adults and Their Significant Others in COVID-19 Vaccination and Mitigation Efforts

Brennan-Ing

Manalel

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Older people have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are often portrayed as passive victims of this global health crisis. However, older adults do take responsibility for their own health and that of others in large part through social network dynamics. The purpose of this study was to understand the processes whereby older adults’ social networks shape their own health behaviors, and vice versa, in the context of COVID-19 vaccination and other mitigation efforts. Qualitative data from 77 older adults between ages 65 and 94 obtained through focus groups or individual interview participants were analyzed. Participant narratives demonstrated the reciprocal nature of social support and health behaviors and provided evidence that COVID-19-related health behaviors in this population were motivated by social support, altruism, and life experience. These findings emphasize older adults’ active role as health promoters in their families and communities, keeping themselves and their significant others safe from COVID infection. Implications for the role of older adults in community health promotion efforts are discussed.

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“…DLW principles were then used to guide the proposal to add occupational therapy services. Turcotte et al (2021) studied the experience of older adults acting as volunteer peer educators for health promotion programs in Quebec. Dimensions of experience, activity patterns, and personal and social forces were used to develop the interview guide and a coding tree to analyze the results ( Turcotte et al, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several of the studies provided empirical support for the conceptual framework itself in terms of its value in capturing the links between activity, health and well-being. Turcotte et al (2021), for example, assert that their study findings "provide empirical support to the Do-Live-Well model, and the feasibility and richness of its use to document older adults' occupational engagement" (p. 11).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Revisiting the Do-Live-Well Health Promotion Framework: A Citation Content Analysis

Hamilton¹,

Letts²,

Larivière³

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. The Do-Live-Well (DLW) framework was first published in 2015 and aimed to fill a theoretical gap in the health promotion literature related to the links between occupational patterns and health. However, the extent of uptake and use of the framework since publication is unknown. Purpose. To explore and reflect on the adoption and application of DLW in the literature. Method. Citation content analysis of two seminal DLW publications was conducted from 2015 to November 2022 across six databases. Findings. Seventeen citations directly applied DLW to inform research ( n = 10), practice ( n = 5) and knowledge translation ( n = 2). Implications. The findings highlight uptake of the framework in a range of settings, and how it can inform an occupation-based understanding of health and well-being. Ongoing knowledge dissemination, development of practice tools, and research to update evidence and examine relevance are needed to further advance the utility and application of the framework.

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Older adults’ experience as peer educators in health promotion programs

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

How do older women perceive the occupations and activities within their maternal role? Findings from an exploratory survey

How do older women perceive the occupations and activities within their maternal role? Findings from an exploratory survey

Taking Charge: Social Support Dynamics among Older Adults and Their Significant Others in COVID-19 Vaccination and Mitigation Efforts

Revisiting the Do-Live-Well Health Promotion Framework: A Citation Content Analysis

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