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Integrating the ecological approach in health promotion for older adults: a survey of programs aimed at elder abuse prevention, falls prevention, and appropriate medication use

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  • Lucie Richard
  • Lise Gauvin
  • Céline Gosselin
  • Francine Ducharme
  • Jean-Philippe Sapinski
  • Maryse Trudel

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This study assesses the extent of integration of the ecological approach in disease prevention and health promotion (DPHP) programs for older adults in a sample of organisations offering such programming in Québec, Canada. Following from our previous work, the study used a model identifying intervention settings, targets, and strategies as independent dimensions of ecological programming. As a first step, public health units, local community health centres and seniors’ day centres were surveyed to identify DPHP programs for older adults. In a second phase, detailed data were obtained about programs in the theme areas of elder abuse prevention, falls prevention, and appropriate medication use. Overall, 132 programs were investigated including 17 public health unit programs, 72 local community health centre programs, and 43 day centre programs. All data were obtained through telephone interviews. The DPHP programs for these organisations tended to be situated in organisational (especially health organisation) and community settings, with individual clients and organisations as main intervention targets. Assessment of the level of integration of the ecological approach showed it to be relatively low, especially in the local community health centres and seniors’ day centres. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

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  • Lucie Richard & Lise Gauvin & Céline Gosselin & Francine Ducharme & Jean-Philippe Sapinski & Maryse Trudel, 2008. "Integrating the ecological approach in health promotion for older adults: a survey of programs aimed at elder abuse prevention, falls prevention, and appropriate medication use," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 53(1), pages 46-56, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:53:y:2008:i:1:p:46-56
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-6099-5
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    1. Leonardo Angelini & Stefano Carrino & Omar Abou Khaled & Susie Riva-Mossman & Elena Mugellini, 2016. "Senior Living Lab: An Ecological Approach to Foster Social Innovation in an Ageing Society," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-19, October.
    2. Satvinder Dhingra & Tara Strine & James Holt & Joyce Berry & Ali Mokdad, 2009. "Rural-urban variations in psychological distress: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(1), pages 16-22, June.
    3. Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk & Monika Brzyska & Barbara Woźniak & Marek Kopacz, 2009. "The current state and challenges for the future of health promotion in Polish older people," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(5), pages 341-348, October.
    4. Laura Perna & Andreas Mielck & Maria Lacruz & Rebecca Emeny & Rolf Holle & Ariane Breitfelder & Karl Ladwig, 2012. "Socioeconomic position, resilience, and health behaviour among elderly people," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(2), pages 341-349, April.

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