An investigation into the partnership process of community-based health promotion for men

Kirwan, Lisa; Lambe, Barry; Carroll, Paula

doi:10.1080/14635240.2012.750074

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“…Shortcomings in the resources and supports available to service providers are also noted in the literature as barriers to providing meaningful and effective services for men (Carroll et al, 2014;Coles et al, 2010;Heenan, 2004;Kirwan et al, 2013;Monaem et al, 2007;L. M. Robertson, Douglas, Ludbrook, Reid, & Van Teijingen, 2008;S.…”

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“If We Want to Get Men in, Then We Need to Ask Men What They Want”: Pathways to Effective Health Programing for Men

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In Ireland, men's health is becoming a priority. In line with global trends, indicators of poor mental health (including rates of depression and suicide) are increasing alongside rates of unemployment and social isolation. Despite the growing awareness of men's health as a national priority, and development of the first National Men's Health Policy in the world, there is still a concern about men's nonengagement with health services. Health and community services often struggle to appropriately accommodate men, and men commonly avoid health spaces. A growing body of literature suggests that a persistent lack of support or resources for service providers contributes to their inability to identify and meet men's unique health needs. This study aims to provide further insight into the ways in which this gap between men and health services can be closed. Semistructured, qualitative interviews were conducted with nine project partners (n = 9) of a successful men's health program in Dublin. Interviews captured reflections on what processes or strategies contribute to effective men's health programs. Findings suggest that gender-specific strategies-especially related to community-engagement and capacity building-are necessary in creating health programs that both promote men's health and enable men to safely and comfortably participate. Moreover, including men in all aspects of the planning stages helps ensure that programs are accessible and acceptable for men. These findings have been operationalized into a user-driven resource that illustrates evidence-informed strategies and guiding principles that can be used by practitioners hoping to engage with men.

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“If We Want to Get Men in, Then We Need to Ask Men What They Want”: Pathways to Effective Health Programing for Men

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“…Men are also more likely than women to delay seeking help for mental health problems, such as therapy or counselling, for fear of scrutiny about their masculinity (Men's Health Forum, ). Consequently, men are often classed as a ‘hard to reach’ group for preventative health measures and harm reduction (Kirwan, Lambe, & Carroll, ). Research from the United Kingdom (UK) has evidenced the positive health outcomes of ‘gender sensitive’ health interventions, such as male‐targeted sports programmes and mental health promotion (Hunt et al, ; Robertson et al, ).…”

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Men's Sheds: A conceptual exploration of the causal pathways for health and well‐being

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Mason

et al. 2019

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Although men have a lower life expectancy than women, and are more susceptible to illness, they have been found to be less likely to engage in health‐seeking behaviour. Men's Sheds, as a gendered intervention, has been identified as an effective way to engage men in meaningful activity and gain social support from others. However, links between sheds and health and well‐being are not well‐documented, and evidence is lacking of the potential causal pathways to health generation. This study aims to develop a plausible empirically based causal theory of how Men's Sheds influence the health and well‐being of their participants and to set out future research directions to test this theory. Drawing on a scoping review of academic, peer‐reviewed journal articles published between 1990 and 2018, potential causal linkages between shed activity and health and well‐being outcomes are synthesised into a logic model framework. Sixteen relevant peer‐reviewed journal were identified from the academic literature. The data from the articles are predominantly self‐reported, and characterised by small sample sizes and/ or low response rates. Further, information is lacking on the demographics of Men's Shed participants and the contexts in which they exist. Most notably, while there is some evidence on the potential mental health and social well‐being impacts of shed activities, physical health is less documented. The study shows that there is a lack of reliable and systematic evidence of the potential causal pathways between Men's Shed activities and health and well‐being outcomes. In order to address research gaps, further research is required to test and develop the proposed theory and logic model.

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“…Men's lack of information‐seeking is believed to be one of the leading causes for deprioritizing men's health promotion among service providers and assuming that gendered approaches to health should be primarily focused on women, rather than both genders equally . This, according to Leone and Rovito, negatively impacts on men's engagement with health services and increases the health gap between both genders .…”

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“…[13][14][15] Men 0 s lack of information-seeking is believed to be one of the leading causes for deprioritizing men 0 s health promotion among service providers and assuming that gendered approaches to health should be primarily focused on women, rather than both genders equally. [16][17][18] This, according to Leone and Rovito, negatively impacts on men 0 s engagement with health services and increases the health gap between both genders. 19 In fact, men are less likely to participate in preventative health care activities, including cancer screening, than women, 20 and are known to delay medical helpseeking for symptoms of male-specific 21 and nongender-specific malginancies.…”

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Men's information‐seeking behavior regarding cancer risk and screening: A meta‐narrative systematic review

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1Objective: Preventive strategies are known to reduce cancer risk and incidence and improve 2 prognosis. Men seldom seek medical information about cancer prevention and risk reduction. 3The aim of this meta-narrative systematic review was to critically appraise evidence from 4 qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies that explored men's information-seeking 5 behaviours in relation to cancer prevention and risk reduction. qualitative studies, nine quantitative studies, and one mixed-methods study). The 11 methodological quality of the studies was appraised using different tools. 12Results: Most studies focused on screening for prostate (n=18) and colorectal cancer (n=7). 13The majority of men were passive information-gatherers rather than active information-

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An investigation into the partnership process of community-based health promotion for men

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

“If We Want to Get Men in, Then We Need to Ask Men What They Want”: Pathways to Effective Health Programing for Men

“If We Want to Get Men in, Then We Need to Ask Men What They Want”: Pathways to Effective Health Programing for Men

Men's Sheds: A conceptual exploration of the causal pathways for health and well‐being

Men's information‐seeking behavior regarding cancer risk and screening: A meta‐narrative systematic review

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