Open AccessFactors associated with participation in a community senior health promotion program: a pilot study.
Author(s) -
David M. Buchner,
David Pearson
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.6.775
Subject(s) - mental health , health promotion , gerontology , promotion (chess) , affect (linguistics) , population , medicine , community participation , social engagement , psychology , public health , environmental health , psychiatry , nursing , political science , communication , socioeconomics , politics , sociology , law
Factors associated with participation in a community senior health promotion program were studied in 103 participants and a population-based control group of 531 non-participants. Compared to controls, participants had similar physical health status, but lower mental and social health status. Both men and women participants reported more depressive symptoms, lower positive affect, and lower social participation. Mental and social health may be important yet under-studied factors influencing participation in community health promotion programs.