TY - JOUR
T1 - Participation in an Older Adult Heart Health Program affects lifestyle behavior.
AU - Pescatello, Linda S.
AU - Delaney, Katherine E.
AU - Brennan, Patrick
AU - Marschke, Lisa
AU - Coble, Denis
AU - Belyea, Monica
AU - Hasson, Scott
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The Older Adult Heart Health Program (HHP) was a university-based outreach health screen and education program. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the HHP was associated with lifestyle behavior change among participants. HHP volunteers (n=136) were mostly white (98.5%) women (79.4%) with a mean (+/- SEM) age of 75.1+/-0.6 years. A follow-up survey was sent to the participants' homes 4 months after the HHP inquiring about physician office visitation and adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors since the HHP. A majority (n=60, 64.5%) of those who completed the survey (n=93, 68.4% response rate) indicated they visited their physician after the HHP. A greater percentage of survey respondents who visited their physician made lifestyle behavior changes than those who did not, 71.1% vs. 45.4%, respectively (p=0.032). These findings suggest participating in programs such as the HHP prompt physician visitation and behavior change among older adults residing in the community.
AB - The Older Adult Heart Health Program (HHP) was a university-based outreach health screen and education program. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the HHP was associated with lifestyle behavior change among participants. HHP volunteers (n=136) were mostly white (98.5%) women (79.4%) with a mean (+/- SEM) age of 75.1+/-0.6 years. A follow-up survey was sent to the participants' homes 4 months after the HHP inquiring about physician office visitation and adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors since the HHP. A majority (n=60, 64.5%) of those who completed the survey (n=93, 68.4% response rate) indicated they visited their physician after the HHP. A greater percentage of survey respondents who visited their physician made lifestyle behavior changes than those who did not, 71.1% vs. 45.4%, respectively (p=0.032). These findings suggest participating in programs such as the HHP prompt physician visitation and behavior change among older adults residing in the community.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0197-3118.2005.03829.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0197-3118.2005.03829.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16230874
AN - SCOPUS:32944460023
SN - 1520-037X
VL - 8
SP - 200
EP - 205
JO - Preventive cardiology
JF - Preventive cardiology
IS - 4
ER -
