HEALTH‐PEERS: A DELIVERY MODEL FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG THE ELDERLY

Autor:	Julie Waltz, E E Ho, Janet Ramstack, Rita Cohen, Julia Homoki, Evan W. Kligman, Frank L. Meyskens, Keith E. Meredith
Rok vydání:	1987
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION business.industry education Peer leadership Education Nutrition knowledge Volunteer Organization Fiber intake Health promotion Nursing medicine Delivery system Geriatrics and Gerontology Dietary change business Preventive healthcare
Zdroj:	Educational Gerontology. 13:427-436
ISSN:	1521-0472 0360-1277
DOI:	10.1080/0360127870130506
Popis:	A health promotion delivery system using a peer leadership and social networking model was pilot tested in an elderly population. Participants were recruited from a volunteer organization and from a health promotion project. Lessons on fiber intake, dietary change, and peer leadership were presented in a small group setting. Those who qualified as peer leaders recruited a second generation of participants and taught them in the same manner. The pilot study determined that this model was feasible, showing an average increase in specific nutrition knowledge of 52.3%, and that peer leaders could be recruited and trained effectively. Recommendations for recruitment and training of peer leaders and for design of program content are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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