Successful dissemination of a community-based strength training program for older adults by peer and professional leaders: the people exercising program.
The objective of this longitudinal study was to determine the feasibility of a model for disseminating community-based strength training programs for older adults through leadership training of laypersons or 'peers' and health and fitness professionals. The intervention consisted of a progressive st...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 56; no. 12; pp. 2323 - 2330 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2008
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105588830&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105588830 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00028614 20Q jtl: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society issn: 00028614 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2008 vid: 56 iid: 12 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 105588830 105588830 2010123587 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02010.x NLM19112654 105588830 ppf: 2323 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Successful dissemination of a community-based strength training program for older adults by peer and professional leaders: the people exercising program. aug: au: Layne JE Sampson SE Mallio CJ Hibberd PL Griffith JL Das SK Flanagan WJ Castaneda-Sceppa C affil: Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Boston, Massachusetts sug: subj: Community Programs Muscle Strengthening Education Physical Education and Training Adult Age Factors Aged Body Mass Index Certification Chi Square Test Chronic Disease Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Educational Status Female Funding Source Health Personnel Health Status Leadership Male Massachusetts Middle Age New Hampshire Peer Group Post Hoc Analysis Power Analysis Program Evaluation Program Implementation Prospective Studies Seminars and Workshops Sex Factors T-Tests Two-Tailed Test Vermont Human Adult: 19-44 years Aged: 65+ years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: The objective of this longitudinal study was to determine the feasibility of a model for disseminating community-based strength training programs for older adults through leadership training of laypersons or 'peers' and health and fitness professionals. The intervention consisted of a progressive strength training, balance, and flexibility exercise program and a leader training and certification workshop. Feasibility was defined as 75% or more of individuals who completed leader training establishing or teaching at least two 12-week strength training classes within 1 year. Program dissemination was quantified as the number of classes established between January 2005 and December 2006. Demographic characteristics and health status of leaders and program participants were evaluated. Two hundred forty-four leaders (peers, n=149; professionals, n=95) were trained and certified. Seventy-nine percent of all leaders (n=193) met the feasibility criteria of establishing or teaching strength training classes. There was no difference in the percentage of peer leaders (80%, n=119) and professional leaders (78%, n=74) who established or taught classes (P5.71) despite significant differences in their demographic and health profiles. Ninety-seven self-sustaining strength training classes were established in senior and community centers, and 2,217 older adults (women, n=1,942; men, n=275) aged 50 to 97 with multiple chronic medical conditions enrolled. In conclusion, training peer and professional leaders is a feasible and successful model for disseminating a community strength training program for older adults. Widespread dissemination of this program has significant public health implications for increasing physical activity participation by older adults. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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