Developing and Testing Training Resources to Improve Social Connectedness With Homebound Older Adults Who Receive Home-Delivered Meals.

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Applied Gerontology Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI:10.1177/07334648241306176

Jennifer N Bunker, Kim M Gans, Kristen C Smith, Kali S Thomas

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Abstract

Social isolation is disproportionately experienced by homebound older adults, including those who receive home-delivered meals. We used a three-phase, human-centered design approach to create and evaluate training resources focused on social isolation for meal-delivery drivers. We hypothesized that these training resources would increase meal-delivery drivers' behavioral intentions to have meaningful interactions with their clients. Working with subject matter experts and meal-delivery drivers, our team developed and produced a training video and website and evaluated the resources with a sample of meal-delivery drivers in Rhode Island, Texas, and Mississippi via an online survey. Respondents (n = 94) were 64% female, 65% age 55+, and 79% white. Respondents reported improved (p < .001) agreement with the main outcome, "I intend to regularly have meaningful social conversations with the clients I see." Through these scalable training resources, drivers may increase their intention to have meaningful conversations with older adults at risk for social isolation.

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开发和测试培训资源，以改善接受家庭送餐的居家老年人的社会联系。

在家的老年人，包括那些接受家庭送餐的老年人，更容易受到社会孤立。我们采用了以人为本的三阶段设计方法来创建和评估针对送餐司机的社会隔离培训资源。我们假设这些培训资源会增加送餐司机与客户进行有意义互动的行为意愿。我们的团队与主题专家和外卖司机合作，开发并制作了一个培训视频和网站，并通过在线调查对罗德岛州、德克萨斯州和密西西比州的外卖司机进行了抽样评估。受访者（n = 94） 64%为女性，65%为55岁以上，79%为白人。受访者报告说，他们对主要结果的认同有所改善（p < 0.001），“我打算定期与我看到的客户进行有意义的社交对话。”通过这些可扩展的培训资源，司机可能会增加他们与面临社会孤立风险的老年人进行有意义对话的意愿。

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Journal of Applied Gerontology GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

13.30%

发文量

202

期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) is the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. It features articles that focus on research applications intended to improve the quality of life of older persons or to enhance our understanding of age-related issues that will eventually lead to such outcomes. We construe application broadly and encourage contributions across a range of applications toward those foci, including interventions, methodology, policy, and theory. Manuscripts from all disciplines represented in gerontology are welcome. Because the circulation and intended audience of JAG is global, contributions from international authors are encouraged.