scholarly journals BENEFITS OF EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 846-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
K A Cameron ◽  
E C Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Community Agencies

scholarly journals CRITERIA FOR ACL/AOA EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 846-846
Author(s):  
C DiCocco ◽  
K Kulinski ◽  
S Skowronski
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Evidence Based

scholarly journals National Dissemination of Multiple Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Programs: Reach to Vulnerable Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Towne ◽  
Matthew Lee Smith ◽  
SangNam Ahn ◽  
Mary Altpeter ◽  
Basia Belza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Evidence Based

Participation in Two Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs by Adults Aging With a Long-Term Disability: Case-Control Study of Reach and Effectiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (10_suppl) ◽  
pp. 39S-67S ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Eagen ◽  
Salom M. Teshale ◽  
Angelica P. Herrera-Venson ◽  
Anne Ordway ◽  
Joe Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Activity Restriction ◽  
Increased Risk

Objective: Adults aging with a long-term disability (LTD) are at an increased risk for falls. The Older Americans Act Title III-D and Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) support several organizations to deliver falls prevention evidence-based programs designed to reduce risk factors; however, little is understood about the reach and effectiveness of these fall prevention programs for those with LTD compared to those without LTD. This study compared the reach and effectiveness of two evidence-based falls prevention programs between older adults with and without LTD. Method: Using a matched case-control design, 105 LTD older adults enrolled in A Matter of Balance (AMOB) or Stepping On were matched to 315 non-LTD older adults on age, sex, race, and education. Results: On average, LTD older adults attended a higher number of class sessions and were significantly more likely to complete the program compared with the matched-sample of non-LTD older adults. LTD older adults were equally likely as non-LTD older adults to report significant reductions in self-reported fear of falling, falls-related activity restriction, and improvement in falls self-efficacy following completion of the programs. Discussion: These findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of these evidence-based falls prevention programs for LTD older adults; however, more research is needed to extend these findings.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Older Adults: Opportunity for Change or Preaching to the Converted?

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart O. Schweitzer ◽  
Kathryn A. Atchison ◽  
James E. Lubben ◽  
S. Allison Mayer-Oakes ◽  
Fred J. De Jong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention

scholarly journals Challenges to create an evidence-based programme register in France

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Arwidson ◽  
C Verry-Jolive
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Addiction Prevention ◽  
Prevention Interventions

Abstract The majority of health promotion and disease prevention interventions implemented in both targeted and general populations have unknown effectiveness. This contrasts with drug treatments which must be proven effective before they can be prescribed. The recent evaluation of four addiction prevention interventions chosen by public health implementers showed that two had positive impacts on addiction prevention and two had deleterious effects. Despite over 50 years’ worth of scientific literature on the evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programmes, it is little known and little used by project promoters. These promoters cannot be blamed for not using this literature as it is often difficult to access, to read and to understand. Even if they successfully access and read the articles, interventions are often not described properly, rendering the text useless for implementers. It is therefore necessary to create interfaces that translate this literature into a form useful for funders and project promoters. As a result, Public Health France has studied existing portals in both the United States and in Europe. An independent double-reviewing process comparable to the review process used by scientific journals for manuscripts as in the Norwegian portal was chosen for this reason.An expert committee has worked during more than one year to design and test a scoring grid that will be published soon. The 80+ programme evaluations found in the scientific literature will now be reviewed with the approved grid. Public Health France has also begun visiting each region in France to present the portal to local health authorities and NGOs to enable project promoters to submit their programmes soon and to promote the use of evidence-based or research-based programmes when possible.

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