Contributions of physicians to government-subsidised disease prevention programmes: an appeal for active participation

Huang, Junjie; Wang, Haoxiang; S.K., Edmond; Wong, Martin Cs

doi:10.12809/hkmj205105

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“…Publications on the involvement of the GP at various stages of the health programme implementation, inter alia through recommendation on the participation in a programme or participants' support in the process of changes, proved that the GP has a crucial role in engaging patients in health interventions such as immunisation, lifestyle modification, regular medical check-ups or screening [22][23][24][25][26]. An important role in the implementation of health programmes is also played by the professional group of nurses, whose support takes the form of individual work with an older person or work in an interdisciplinary team [9,27].…”

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Participation in Population Health Interventions by Older Adults in Poland: Barriers and Enablers

Cianciara

Lewtak

Poznańska

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Background: The participation of older adults in population health interventions constitutes a key factor in their physical, mental and social health. The aim of this study was to determine variables considered as enablers and barriers to participation in health programmes. Methods: The conceptual framework of the study was developed and population health interventions were operationalised as health programmes. A total of 805 older adults participated in a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire included questions about socio-demographic, health and social connectedness-related factors as well as participation in population health interventions/programmes. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between respondents’ characteristics and participation in the intervention. Results: Participation in health programmes was declared by 316 respondents. The enablers of participation were general practitioner’s affability (OR = 2.638 [1.453–4.791], p = 0.001), three or more social activities (OR = 3.415 [1.477–7.894], p = 0.004), taking part in support groups (OR = 4.743 [1.255–17.929], p = 0.022) and involvement in Universities of the Third Age (OR = 2.829 [1.093–7.327], p = 0.032). The barriers were primary education (OR = 0.385 [0.215–0.690], p = 0.001), infrequent general practitioner’s appointments (OR = 0.500 [0.281–0.888], p = 0.018) and lack of social activity (OR = 0.455 [0.299–0.632], p < 0.001). Conclusion: The enablers of participation appeared to solely include variables regarding health service utilisation, patient experience and social activity, i.e., interpersonal and community relationships, not intrapersonal factors.

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