Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Older Adults: Lessons From Boston’s Senior Civic Academy

Bui, Cindy N; Coyle, Caitlin; Freeman, Alison

doi:10.1177/0733464820902628

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“…For example, one excluded study (on the basis of the age criterion) reported the evaluation of a senior civic academy (SCA) methodology: a self-advocacy course that simultaneously educates older residents about policy-making processes and engages them in advocacy training to incorporate their voices in local policy and planning. A pre- and post-program evaluation, as well as follow-up interviews, were conducted [ 67 ]. The study reported the efficaciousness of the methodology in engaging older adults.…”

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Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review

Kolade,

Porat-Dahlerbruch,

Makhmutov

et al. 2024

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Background Care for older adults is high on the global policy agenda. Active involvement of older adults and their informal caregivers in policy-making can lead to cost–effective health and long-term care interventions. Yet, approaches for their involvement in health policy development have yet to be extensively explored. This review maps the literature on strategies for older adults (65+ years) and informal caregivers’ involvement in health policy development. Method As part of the European Union TRANS-SENIOR program, a scoping review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s methodology. Published and grey literature was searched, and eligible studies were screened. Data were extracted from included studies and analysed using the Multidimensional Framework for Patient and Family Engagement in Health and Healthcare. Results A total of 13 engagement strategies were identified from 11 publications meeting the inclusion criteria. They were categorized as “traditional”, “deliberative” and “others”, adopting the World Bank’s categorization of engagement methods. Older adults and informal caregivers are often consulted to elicit opinions and identify priorities. However, their involvement in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation is unclear from the available literature. Findings indicate that older adults and their informal caregivers do not often have equal influence and shared leadership in policy-making. Conclusion Although approaches for involving older adults and their informal caregivers’ involvement were synthesized from literature, we found next to no information about their involvement in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Findings will guide future research in addressing identified gaps and guide policy-makers in identifying and incorporating engagement strategies to support evidence-informed policy-making processes that can improve health outcomes for older adults/informal caregivers.

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Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review

Kolade,

Porat-Dahlerbruch,

Makhmutov

et al. 2024

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“…Asian Americans are understudied in this realm, and even though they have historically shown low rates of civic participation, there is an uptick as the demographic group grows (Brettell & Reed-Danahay, 2020). To inform programs and policies aiming to increase civic participation of underrepresented age and ethnic groups (Bui et al, 2021), this study sought to understand how political participation among first-generation, middle-aged and older Asian Americans is related to acculturation and social contextual factors. This study tested for the following hypotheses: (1) acculturation factors (i.e., length of time lived in the U.S. English proficiency, and familiarity with American culture) would be positively associated with political participation; (2) social contexts of supportive friend network and community attachment would also be positively associated with political participation; (3) the association between acculturation factors and political civic participation would be moderated by social contexts of larger friend networks and stronger community attachment.…”

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Political Participation Among Middle-Aged and Older Asian Americans

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Political civic participation is an important dimension of engagement in adulthood, but low rates are often reported among middle-aged and older Asian American immigrants. Acculturation to American culture has been associated with more civic participation, yet little is understood about how informal social contexts may play an additional role in these relationships. Using data from the 2015 Asian American Quality of Life survey, this study examined how political civic participation was associated with acculturation and social contexts in a diverse sample of Asian Americans aged 40 and above in Central Texas. Negative binomial regression results indicated that years lived in the U.S. familiarity with American culture, and friend network size were associated with more political participation. Furthermore, social contexts such as larger friend networks exhibited potential to shape how one’s adjustment to life in the U.S. is related to their political participation.

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“…the bridge between research and practice, translating and applying knowledge in the field of aging" (SGS, 2019a). This parallels the efforts of other organizations that aim to connect multiple aging sectors and constituencies (e.g., government, health care, social services, and research) through advocacy and the political engagement of various stakeholders (Bui et al, 2020;Trevino et al, 2020). Although the processes and agenda discussed are specific to SGS, the approach builds on existing research and provides a template that comparable organizations might refine and employ to meet their own specific needs and shape the direction of future goals and activities.…”

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Toward a Regional Gerontological Agenda: The Use of Empowerment Evaluation

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This article describes the application of an empowerment evaluation approach to nurturing the growth and priority setting of a regional organization. A model is provided of the processes whereby the Southern Gerontological Society (SGS) identified research and service priorities by conducting a survey of stakeholder perceptions of regional needs. The survey goal was to identify important issues faced by older adults in the South as a prelude to refining SGS research and service priorities and developing its contemporary regional gerontological agenda. We trace how the survey findings were translated into actions including shaping the annual meeting program, creating new standing committees, and developing service activities. Underlying the process of developing and refining this agenda are a set of key principles that have come to characterize the operation of SGS. These principles are discussed and provide a model for comparable organizations seeking to develop agendas consistent with their mission and identity.

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Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Older Adults: Lessons From Boston’s Senior Civic Academy

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review

Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review

Political Participation Among Middle-Aged and Older Asian Americans

Toward a Regional Gerontological Agenda: The Use of Empowerment Evaluation

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