Staying Strong Together: Older People Engaging in Resistance Training With a Peer

Watkins, Paige Marie; Hill, Anne‐Marie; Thaver, Ian K; Burton, Elissa

doi:10.1123/japa.2020-0211

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“…A total of 36 studies were eligible for consideration comprising 16 peer support frameworks and volunteer guidelines and 15 peer reviewed studies supporting older community dwelling people (shown in Figure 1 ). Components from the following four peer support frameworks supporting older women were included in the backbone framework that was based on The Global Peer Support Framework and the National Volunteering Guidelines: Global peer for progress framework (Boothroyd & Fisher, 2010 ), Peer support mental health foundation (Shalaby & Agyapong, 2020 ), Peer support for resistance training among adults (Watkins et al, 2021 ), Healthcare peer support (Dennis, 2003 ). This led to the development of a draft peer volunteer framework to be used in Phase 2.…”

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Volunteer peer support frameworks supporting older women living alone

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One in seven Australians are aged 65 years and older, with women having an average life expectancy 4.1 years greater than that of men (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012). Unfortunately, social and financial disadvantages preferentially impact the sub-set of older Australian women who live by themselves, contributing to their increased risk of poverty as they age, potentially negatively impacting their physical, mental and social wellbeing (Feldman & Radermacher, 2016). Approximately 34% of older Australian women live by themselves (Ervin et al., 2021). The greater risk of poverty for this group is multi-factorial. There is a significant gap in wealth accumulation between men and women, leaving women with a much larger disadvantage. This has led to more older women living by themselves in rental properties, where rental prices are increasing (Kavanagh et al., 2013). Furthermore, women are also at greater risk of experiencing family violence with the associated mental health issues, which, combined with financial disadvantage, leaves them more vulnerable to losing their independence (Joe et al., 2020;Shaw et al., 2021;Tamminen et al., 2019). Some older women may also be forced, due to housing affordability, to live further away from family and other social supports, leading to difficulties in staying in their own home, independently, for longer (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018). These factors contribute to women being at higher risk of losing their home and thereby needing to seek care when their independence is compromised.

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“…Peer support mental health foundation (Shalaby & Agyapong, 2020), 3. Peer support for resistance training among adults (Watkins et al, 2021), 4. Healthcare peer support (Dennis, 2003).…”

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“…Peers completed a 3 h training session prior to the RT participants commencing in their intervention programs. A full account of the peer training has been published previously [ 32 , 33 ]. The peer training included defining the peer and the peer role, presenting reasons why older adults participate or do not participate in RT (i.e., motivators and barriers), communicating with others, working as a team, and how to be a role model.…”

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“…Experiences of being paired with a peer and interactions between the exercise participants and their peers have been published elsewhere [ 32 , 33 ]. These are not described in this article.…”

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Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study

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Resistance training (RT) is beneficial for older adults, particularly to support living independently in their home. However, fewer than 25% of older adults in Australia participate in the recommended, twice-weekly sessions. Reasons older adults do not participate in RT include not having anyone to go with or not knowing what to do. Our study linked older adults with a peer (i.e., older person already participating in RT) to help them overcome these barriers. The aim of our study was to determine whether peer support was suitable for older adults participating in RT for the first time in the home or gymnasium setting. Each group (home vs. gymnasium) received a 6 week, twice-weekly program. Twenty-one participants completed the 6 week intervention: 14 in the home group and seven in the gymnasium group. The home group completed significantly more sessions per week (2.7 vs. 1.8) than the gymnasium group. Although both groups significantly improved on many physical assessments, no between-group differences were found. However, it is suitable to link a peer for support with novice older people participating in a RT program for the first time in the home or gymnasium. It is recommended that future studies explore whether peer support improves sustainability.

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Staying Strong Together: Older People Engaging in Resistance Training With a Peer

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Volunteer peer support frameworks supporting older women living alone

Volunteer peer support frameworks supporting older women living alone

Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study

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