Understanding benefits of a college student-homebound adult partnership program to support aging in place: An exploratory study

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102464

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Abstract

The need for effective approaches to support aging and homebound adults is recognized internationally and domestically. This exploratory study sought to understand the proximal benefits of an intergenerational program in Delaware, USA that connected homebound individuals with college students. The primary goal was to describe program impacts on home-bound community residents to inform future research, program planning, and implementation. Outcomes of interest included quality of life, well-being, and independence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 participants recruited from a nonprofit partner. Findings yielded seven unique themes: emotional fulfillment, special feelings of support from a rare “unconditional” relationship, assistance with tasks, close connection with someone not ordinarily met, intergenerational understanding, someone to talk to, and appreciation. Additionally, the research team applied the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) framework, to contextualize the approach and findings. Results inform future evaluation efforts of homebound visiting programs, which may seek to incorporate outcome indicators aligned with these themes and serve as a foundation for future quantitative measures of impact.

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了解支持居家养老的大学生与居家成人合作计划的益处：探索性研究

国际和国内都认识到，需要采取有效的方法为年迈和居家的成年人提供支持。这项探索性研究旨在了解美国特拉华州一项将居家养老者与大学生联系起来的代际计划的近端效益。主要目的是描述该计划对居家社区居民的影响，为未来的研究、计划规划和实施提供参考。关注的结果包括生活质量、幸福感和独立性。我们对从非营利性合作伙伴处招募的 19 名参与者进行了半结构式访谈。访谈结果产生了七个独特的主题：情感上的满足感、从难得的 "无条件 "关系中获得的特殊支持感、任务上的帮助、与平日不常见的人的密切联系、代际间的理解、有人倾诉以及感激。此外，研究小组还采用了 RE-AIM（覆盖、效果、采用、实施、维护）框架，以对方法和研究结果进行背景分析。研究结果为今后对居家探访计划的评估工作提供了参考，评估工作可能会寻求纳入与这些主题相一致的结果指标，并作为今后量化衡量影响的基础。

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Evaluation and Program Planning SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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