The impact of community Men’s Sheds on the physical health of their users

Kelly, Danielle; Steiner, Artur

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102649

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“…Programs that incorporate a gendered approach in their design and delivery can maximise reach and recruitment of 'at risk' cohorts of men [26]. Moreover, in implementation science, reach or penetration of an intervention is also an important determinant of implementation effectiveness and justification for scale up [22].…”

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Understanding Shedders: Which Sociodemographic, Health and Wellbeing Characteristics Best Inform Appropriate Health Promotion Action and A ‘Shed for Life’?

McGrath¹,

Murphy²,

Egan³

et al. 2022

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Issue Addressed: Men’s Sheds (‘Sheds’) have been identified as inherently health promoting and as potential settings to engage ‘hard-to-reach’ men in more structured health promotion initiatives. However, little is known about the sociodemographic or health and wellbeing characteristics of Shed members (‘Shedders’) on which such initiatives might be based. This study captures a baseline cross sectional analysis of Shedders (n=384) who participated in ‘Sheds for Life’, a health promotion initiative tailored to Sheds. Methods: Objective health measure, (body composition, blood pressure, blood lipids) captured via health screening as well as sociodemographic and health and wellbeing measures (physical activity, subjective wellbeing, mental health, social capital, cooking and diet) via questionnaires were assessed. Results: Participants were mostly over 65 years, retired with limited educational attainment. The majority were in the ‘at-risk’ categories for objective health measures, with most being referred to their GP following health screening. Older Shedders were also more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Mental wellbeing was positively correlated with life satisfaction and increased social capital and these were also positively correlated with physical activity. Conclusions: Findings highlight the potential of Sheds in reaching a ‘hard-to-reach’ and ‘at-risk’ cohort of men. Despite a high prevalence of ‘at-risk’ objective health measures, participants report their health in positive terms. Future health promotion initiatives should capitalise on the inherent health promoting properties of Sheds. So what? Findings raise important implications for prioritising and designing health promotion initiatives in Shed settings.

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Section: Recruitment Process and Participantsmentioning

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Understanding Shedders: Which Sociodemographic, Health and Wellbeing Characteristics Best Inform Appropriate Health Promotion Action and A ‘Shed for Life’?

McGrath¹,

Murphy²,

Egan³

et al. 2022

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“…However, when comparing these findings to a comparable study, Men on the Move participants had baseline utility scores of 0.630 in the IG and 0.664 in CG, which are significantly lower than those of Shedders in this study [ 25 ]. The difference between Shedders baseline utility scores compared to men in the general community setting may be due to the inherent health-enhancing benefits of the Sheds, which have long been cited in research [ 7 , 10 , 11 , 16 , 41 ]. While the high baseline utility scores arguably make it more difficult for further improvements to be made in terms of benefits derived from SFL, despite this, at 3 months, there was a clear and significant difference for the IG (3.3% improvement) with a further 2% gain at 6 months.…”

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An Economic Evaluation of ‘Sheds for Life’: A Community-Based Men’s Health Initiative for Men’s Sheds in Ireland

McGrath

Murphy

Egan

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Men’s Sheds (‘Sheds’) attract a diverse cohort of men and, as such, have been identified as spaces with the potential to engage marginalized subpopulations with more structured health promotion. ‘Sheds for Life’ is a 10-week men’s health initiative for Sheds in Ireland and the first structured health promotion initiative formally evaluated in Sheds. Cost is an important implementation outcome in the evaluation of Sheds for Life when operating in an environment where budgets are limited. Therefore, an economic evaluation is critical to highlight cost-effectiveness for decision makers who determine sustainability. This is the first study to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health endeavors in Sheds. All costs from pre-implementation to maintenance phases were gathered, and questionnaires incorporating the SF-6D were administered to participants (n = 421) at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Then, utility scores were generated to determine quality-adjusted life years (QALYS). Results demonstrate that the intervention group experienced an average 3.3% gain in QALYS from baseline to 3 months and a further 2% gain from 3 months to 6 months at an estimated cost per QALY of €15,724. These findings highlight that Sheds for Life is a cost-effective initiative that effectively engages and enhances the well-being of Shed members.

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“…Programs that incorporate a gendered approach in their design and delivery can maximise reach and recruitment of ‘at risk’ cohorts of men 28 . Moreover, in implementation science, reach or penetration of an intervention is also an important determinant of implementation effectiveness and justification for scale up 24 .…”

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“…Programs that incorporate a gendered approach in their design and delivery can maximise reach and recruitment of 'at risk' cohorts of men. 28 Moreover, in implementation science, reach or penetration of an intervention is also an important determinant of implementation effectiveness and justification for scale up. 24 For these reasons, the recruitment phase of SFL was designed to purposively reach men in the Shed setting using a variety of gender-specific strategies which are detailed elsewhere 21 but, which most notably, included trust building and an active recruitment phase.…”

Section: Recruitment Process and Participantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding shedders: Which socio‐demographic, health and wellbeing characteristics best inform appropriate health promotion action in men's sheds and a ‘Shed for Life’?

McGrath

Murphy

Egan

et al. 2022

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue Addressed Men's sheds (‘Sheds’) have been identified as inherently health promoting and as potential settings to engage ‘hard‐to‐reach’ men in more structured health promotion initiatives. However, little is known about the socio‐demographic or health and wellbeing characteristics of Shed members (‘Shedders’) on which such initiatives might be based. This study captures a baseline cross‐sectional analysis of Shedders (n = 384) who participated in ‘Sheds for Life’, a health promotion initiative tailored to Sheds. Methods Objective health measures (body composition, blood pressure, blood lipids) captured via health screening as well as socio‐demographic and health and wellbeing measures (physical activity, subjective wellbeing, mental health, social capital, cooking and diet) via questionnaires were assessed. Descriptive statistics were generated and differences between groups were determined via parametric and non‐parametric testing. Bivariate analysis was used to determine associations and regression analysis then estimated various predictors on mental wellbeing, life satisfaction and loneliness. Results Participants were mostly over 65 years (77.3%), retired (88.6%) with limited educational attainment (77%). The majority were in the ‘at‐risk’ categories for objective health measures, with most being referred to their GP following health screening (79.6%). Older Shedders were also more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Mental wellbeing was positively correlated with life satisfaction and increased social capital and these were also positively correlated with physical activity (P < .05). Conclusions Findings highlight the potential of Sheds in reaching a ‘hard‐to‐reach’ and ‘at‐risk’ cohort of men. Despite a high prevalence of ‘at‐risk’ objective health measures, participants report their health in positive terms. Future health promotion initiatives should capitalise on the inherent health‐promoting properties of Sheds. So What? Findings raise important implications for prioritising and designing health promotion initiatives in Shed settings.

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The impact of community Men’s Sheds on the physical health of their users

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

Understanding Shedders: Which Sociodemographic, Health and Wellbeing Characteristics Best Inform Appropriate Health Promotion Action and A ‘Shed for Life’?

Understanding Shedders: Which Sociodemographic, Health and Wellbeing Characteristics Best Inform Appropriate Health Promotion Action and A ‘Shed for Life’?

An Economic Evaluation of ‘Sheds for Life’: A Community-Based Men’s Health Initiative for Men’s Sheds in Ireland

Understanding shedders: Which socio‐demographic, health and wellbeing characteristics best inform appropriate health promotion action in men's sheds and a ‘Shed for Life’?

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