Attendance Patterns Of Older Adults In A Health Promotion Program

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Watkins, A J ; Kligman, E W
• Description:
  A group of 224 participants in a health promotion program for older adults had complete baseline data, including demographic information, self-perceived mental and physical health ratings, and measures of socialization and health limitations. Participants were offered exercise sessions 3 times a week, weekly health education classes, and a weekly stress management group. Their attendance at these classes varied from no classes to approximately 750 classes. Initially, participants were divided into the following 5 subgroups: 90 with virtually no attendance, and approximately 30 in each of 4 quartiles of class attendance. The group with the lowest attendance (first quartile) was found to be statistically like the group whose participants never attended any classes; these groups were combined. The Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance was used to test for significant differences among the four groups on the variables of interest. In a comparison of the four groups from lowest to highest attendance, those participants with lowest attendance had lower incomes (P < .05), tended to live alone (P < .01), and were less likely to be able to climb two flights of stairs or walk a half-mile (P < .01) than those in greater attendance groups. Their socialization behaviors were poorer (P < .01), and their health often limited their activities (P < .05).
• Subjects:
  Activities Of Daily Living Aged Community Participation Health Promotion Health Services For The Aged Humans Program Evaluation Socialization Socioeconomic Factors
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 108(1):86-90
• Pubmed ID:
  8434103
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  108
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:48cf436cd27353b3356c53ee7bfe01c02fef377a9b676cf82d361b53b3dff0c2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63851/cdc_63851_DS1.pdf
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