'A Mile in Her Shoes': A qualitative exploration of the perceived benefits of volunteer led running groups for homeless women
Autor: | Jo Dawes, Rebecca Allen, Charlotte Sanders |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Volunteers Sociology and Political Science medicine.medical_treatment Voluntary sector physical activity alliedhealth Sample (statistics) Health Promotion Running 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine London medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine homelessness Exercise Qualitative Research Mile Medical education health and social care Rehabilitation 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Original Articles Mental health Self-Help Groups Mental Health voluntary sector Ill-Housed Persons Original Article Female women Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Qualitative research vulnerable populations |
Zdroj: | Health & Social Care in the Community |
ISSN: | 1365-2524 0966-0410 |
Popis: | “A Mile in Her Shoes” is a volunteer‐led charity which provides running groups for homeless women. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of homeless women attending these running groups and to establish how participation in a supported running group impacted their lives. This exploratory qualitative study was carried out across two sites in London UK during February and April 2017. All regular attenders of the running groups were invited to participate in the study; subsequently, a self‐selected sample of 11 women consented to being interviewed. Data were collected by female interviewers on a one‐to‐one basis, steered by a semi‐structured topic guide. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using thematic analysis. Themes were cross‐referenced by the research team and findings were supported by direct quotes. Five main themes emerged from the findings: the positive impact of the charity; homeless women's motivations and barriers to participating in running groups; the benefits of participating on physical and mental health; the importance and value of social support from the group; and the value of being provided with quality running kit. This study concludes that volunteer‐led running groups are valued by homeless women by helping them take control of their health. It provides insight into their engagement in physical activity, thus potentially helping prevent injury or illness, and aiding recovery and rehabilitation. One implication of this study is that gathering homeless women's views helps to steer how community‐based physical activity programmes can benefit their wellbeing. However, this small‐scale study may have limited generalisability, with the topic warranting further research. |
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