Experiences and views of older people on their participation in a nurse-led health promotion intervention: "Community Health Consultation Offices for Seniors"

The growing number of community-dwelling older adults and the increased risks of adverse health events that accompany ageing, call for health promotion interventions. Nurses often lead these interventions. The views and experiences of older adults participating in these interventions have rarely bee...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 5; p. e0216494
Main Authors:	Marcus-Varwijk, Anne Esther, Madjdian, Dónya S, de Vet, Emely, Mensen, Monique W M, Visscher, Tommy L S, Ranchor, Adelita V, Slaets, Joris P J, Smits, Carolien H M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 13-05-2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Agrarische- en Milieugeschiedenis Beliefs, opinions and attitudes Biology and Life Sciences Consultation Consumptie en Gezonde Levensstijl Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles Data analysis Decision making Demographic aspects Disease prevention Elderly Female Gerontology Health aspects Health Promotion Health risks Humans Independent Living Information management Intervention Leerstoelgroep Agrarische en Milieugeschiedenis Leerstoelgroep Sociologie van Consumptie en Huishoudens Male Medical personnel Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Mining industry Nurses Nursing research Older people People and Places Physical fitness Public Health Public opinion Qualitative analysis Referral and Consultation Research and Analysis Methods Rural and Environmental History Social Sciences Sociologie van Consumptie en Huishoudens Sociology of Consumption and Households Software Studies WASS Netherlands
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Summary:	The growing number of community-dwelling older adults and the increased risks of adverse health events that accompany ageing, call for health promotion interventions. Nurses often lead these interventions. The views and experiences of older adults participating in these interventions have rarely been studied. To understand the views of targeted older adults, qualitative studies are essential. The aim of this study was to investigate the views and experiences of older adults on their participation in a nurse-led intervention, taking into account their views on healthy aging. In a qualitative study, nineteen Dutch older adults aged 62 to 92 years participated in semi-structured interviews. These were transcribed verbatim and coded with the Qualitative Data Analysis Miner software program. The Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven was used for data analysis. Based on the analysis of the interviews, the following main themes emerged from the data reflecting the experiences of the participants: 1) awareness of aging, 2) experienced interaction with the nurse, and 3) perception of the consultations as a check-up and/or personal support. This study underscores the importance of nurse-led interventions that match older adults' personal views concerning healthy living, and their views and experiences concerning these interventions. Older adults' holistic views of healthy living were not always assessed and valued by the nurses. Also, our study shows a wide variety of expectations, views and experiences among the participating older adults. This implies that health professionals should adjust their working and communication methods to the older adult's views on life.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0216494