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Exploring reach and experiences of participation in health-promoting senior meetings in a municipality context
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Occupational Therapy.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Occupational Therapy.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health. Municipality of Östersund, Health and Social Care Administration, Östersund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1087-8656
2021 (English)In: Journal of Public Health, ISSN 2198-1833, E-ISSN 1613-2238, Vol. 29, p. 641-651Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aim: To explore reach and experiences of participants during implementation of health-promoting meetings of seniors in a Swedish municipality context.

Subjects and methods: A mixed-methods approach was used, including older people who were recruited consecutively and invited to participate as they applied for health care and/or home help services in the municipality. Inclusion criterion was allocation of “early” home-care services, e.g., meals on wheels, safety alarms. Health-care services were limited to persons applying for an outside walker. The intervention was multi-professional, e.g., occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Each session included a mix of short lectures and group discussions about, for example, the importance of engagement in meaningful activity, social contacts, and physical activity. Recruitment procedures were modified during the trial in order to enhance reach. The data collection included information on the flow of participants during recruitment and participation in the intervention, field notes covering the experience of implementing the intervention, a survey covering adherence to recruitment procedures, and qualitative interviews exploring the experience of participants.

Results: Senior meetings were experienced as positive and strengthened the participants in dealing with health-related concerns. The identification of potential participants and recruitment were challenging, but as recruitment procedures were modified, a higher proportion of potential participants were reached. In all, there were 29 participants over the study period.

Conclusion: For health-promoting meetings to enable community-dwelling older people to fulfill their potential by positively affecting health outcomes, recruitment procedures for optimizing reach is a critical feature.

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Springer, 2021. Vol. 29, p. 641-651
Keywords [en]
Healthy ageing, Prevention, Recruitment, Feasibility, Implementation
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Occupational Therapy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-169808DOI: 10.1007/s10389-019-01170-5ISI: 000557007400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85077154158OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-169808DiVA, id: diva2:1425346
Available from: 2020-04-20 Created: 2020-04-20 Last updated: 2021-07-02Bibliographically approved

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