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Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration
Although the need to make health services more accessible to persons who have migrated has been identified, knowledge about health-promotion programs (HPPs) from the perspective of older persons born abroad is lacking. This study explores the design experiences and content implemented in an adapted...
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Co-Action Publishing
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26654636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v10.29013 |
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author | Barenfeld, Emmelie Gustafsson, Susanne Wallin, Lars Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve |
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description | Although the need to make health services more accessible to persons who have migrated has been identified, knowledge about health-promotion programs (HPPs) from the perspective of older persons born abroad is lacking. This study explores the design experiences and content implemented in an adapted version of a group-based HPP developed in a researcher–community partnership. Fourteen persons aged 70–83 years or older who had migrated to Sweden from Finland or the Balkan Peninsula were included. A grounded theory approach guided the data collection and analysis. The findings showed how participants and personnel jointly helped raise awareness. The participants experienced three key processes that could open doors to awareness: enabling community, providing opportunities to understand and be understood, and confirming human values and abilities. Depending on how the HPP content and design are being shaped by the group, the key processes could both inhibit or encourage opening doors to awareness. Therefore, this study provides key insights into how to enable health by deepening the understanding of how the exchange of health-promoting messages is experienced to be facilitated or hindered. This study adds to the scientific knowledge base of how the design and content of HPP may support and recognize the capabilities of persons aging in the context of migration. |
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spelling | pubmed-46763632016-01-05 Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration Barenfeld, Emmelie Gustafsson, Susanne Wallin, Lars Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Study Although the need to make health services more accessible to persons who have migrated has been identified, knowledge about health-promotion programs (HPPs) from the perspective of older persons born abroad is lacking. This study explores the design experiences and content implemented in an adapted version of a group-based HPP developed in a researcher–community partnership. Fourteen persons aged 70–83 years or older who had migrated to Sweden from Finland or the Balkan Peninsula were included. A grounded theory approach guided the data collection and analysis. The findings showed how participants and personnel jointly helped raise awareness. The participants experienced three key processes that could open doors to awareness: enabling community, providing opportunities to understand and be understood, and confirming human values and abilities. Depending on how the HPP content and design are being shaped by the group, the key processes could both inhibit or encourage opening doors to awareness. Therefore, this study provides key insights into how to enable health by deepening the understanding of how the exchange of health-promoting messages is experienced to be facilitated or hindered. This study adds to the scientific knowledge base of how the design and content of HPP may support and recognize the capabilities of persons aging in the context of migration. Co-Action Publishing 2015-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4676363/ /pubmed/26654636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v10.29013 Text en © 2015 E. Barenfeld et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license. |
spellingShingle | Empirical Study Barenfeld, Emmelie Gustafsson, Susanne Wallin, Lars Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title | Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title_full | Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title_fullStr | Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title_short | Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
title_sort | understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration |
topic | Empirical Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26654636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v10.29013 |
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