Effective recruitment and retention strategies in community health programs

McCann, Jennifer; Ridgers, Nicola D.; Carver, Alison; Thornton, Lukar; Teychenne, Megan

doi:10.1071/he13042

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“…The program’s retention rate was high (77.7%) and compared well with similar community-based programs [26, 37]. However some community-based programs for older adults have reported attrition rates of 50%, suggesting this population may be more prone to attrition [30].…”

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Effects of a physical activity and nutrition program in retirement villages: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Jancey

Holt

Lee

et al. 2017

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundThis cluster randomised controlled trial aimed to determine if a 6- month home-based intervention could improve the physical activity and dietary behaviours of adults aged 60 to 80 years living in retirement villages located in Perth, Western Australia.MethodsParticipants (n = 363) from 38 retirement villages were recruited into the trial and allocated to the intervention (n = 197: 17 sites) or control (n = 166: 21 sites) group and were blinded. Previously validated instruments-Fat and Fibre Barometer and International Physical Activity Questionnaire, along with anthropometric measures (weight, height, waist and hip circumferences) and blood pressure were collected at baseline and 6 -month time period. Comparisons between intervention and control groups were undertaken pre- and post- intervention using univariate chi-square and t-tests. Multi-level mixed regression analyses were then conducted to ascertain the effects of the intervention on changes in the outcome variables over time and between groups.ResultsA total of 139 (70.5%) intervention and 141 (84.9%) control group participants completed the program and post-test assessments. The intervention group demonstrated significant increases in time (80 min more per week on average) devoted to moderate-intensity physical activity, engagement in strength exercises (from 23.7% to 48.2%), frequency of fruit consumed as well as fat avoidance and fibre intake scores, in addition to a 0.5 kg mean reduction in weight post program, whereas no apparent changes were observed in the control group. Mixed regression results further confirmed statistically significant improvements in weight loss (p < 0.05), engagement in strength exercises (p < 0.001) and fruit intake (p = 0.012) by the intervention participants at post-test relative to their controls.ConclusionsRetirement offers a time to reassess lifestyle, and adopt positive health enhancing physical activity and dietary behaviours. This intervention was successful in improving weight, engagement in strength exercises, increasing levels of moderate-intensity physical activity and consumption of fruit among retirement village residents. Further investigation is needed on how to better engage retirement village managers in such programs.Trial registrationAustralia and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12612001168842) registered November 2, 2012.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12966-017-0543-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Effects of a physical activity and nutrition program in retirement villages: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Jancey

Holt

Lee

et al. 2017

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…Indeed, an understanding of the target population and the program setting are crucial health promotion competencies that ensure more effective delivery of community health programs. 22 The IMSS has demonstrated that a large proportion of sheds offer a range of diverse health promotion programs, suggesting that shed participants find the setting of Men's Sheds conducive to such activities.…”

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Men's Sheds function and philosophy: towards a framework for future research and men's health promotion

Wilson

Cordier

Doma

et al. 2015

Health Prom J of Aust

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In addition to the uniform health promotion resources distributed by the Men's Shed associations, specific health promotion activities, such as prostate education, are being initiated from an individual shed level. This framework can potentially be used to enable future research and health promotion activities to be more efficiently and effectively targeted. SO WHAT? Men experience poorer health and well being outcomes than women. This framework offers a novel approach to providing targeted health promotion activities to men in an environment where it is okay to talk about men's health.

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“…Além disso, habilidades sociais do moderador e demais membros da equipe técnica, nível de confiança estabelecida entre partes ao longo do tratamento, e possibilidade de escolhas/decisões dos participantes na execução de tarefas delimitadas (coparticipação e responsabilização pessoal), implicam diretamente, tanto na adesão, quanto na retenção de participantes (Martin, Williams, Haskard & DiMatteo, 2005). Tendo em vista que todos estes aspectos foram cuidadosamente avaliados neste estudo, com devida capacitação prévia de equipe, conforme sugerido para boas práticas em saúde (McCann, Ridgers, Carver, Thornton & Teychenne, 2013;Windosor, 2015), com altos índices de confiabilidade obtidos entre observadores para adesão dos participantes, e habilidades sociais e integridade/fidelidade do moderador, e também a partir de relatos dos próprios participantes (compreensão e generalização dos conteúdos), estes cuidados podem ter influenciado no alto índice de retenção do programa.…”

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Psicología Positiva para la Promoción de Salud en Jubilados: estudio de Viabilidad

Durgante

Sá

Dell’Aglio

2019

Av. Psicol. Latinoam.

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Estudios sobre programas para la promoción de salud en jubilados, a través del desarrollo de fuerzas-virtudes, demandan profundización empírica en Brasil, dada su relevancia para los campos del envejecimiento activo y positivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la viabilidad de un programa de psicología positiva para la promoción de salud en jubilados, en los siguientes criterios: demanda, aceptabilidad, evaluación del moderador (habilidades sociales e integridad/fidelidad) adhesión, dosis, satisfacción con el programa y con el moderador, comprensión/generalización de los contenidos e implementación del programa. Participaron 11 individuos jubilados (54-75 años) de la región metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron: cuestionario de admisión, diario de campo del moderador, ficha de evaluación de los observadores, y medida de evaluación del programa. Se observó alta demanda (N=55), satisfacción con el programa y moderadora, así como adhesión/retención. Fueron propuestas alteraciones estructurales, así como retirada de ítems de cuestionarios y fichas de evaluación. Los resultados satisfactorios permiten dar continuidad a la propuesta del programa con estudio de eficacia.Palabras clave: promoción de la salud, jubilación, psicología positiva, evaluación de programa, intervención psicológica.

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Effective recruitment and retention strategies in community health programs

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Effects of a physical activity and nutrition program in retirement villages: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Effects of a physical activity and nutrition program in retirement villages: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Men's Sheds function and philosophy: towards a framework for future research and men's health promotion

Psicología Positiva para la Promoción de Salud en Jubilados: estudio de Viabilidad

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