Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7432
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Publication type: Journal Article
Gyurcsik NC, Brittain DR.
Partial examination of the public health impact of the People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) program: reach, adoption, and maintenance.
Public Health Nurs 2006 Nov-Dec; 23:(6):516-22
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.00591.x
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To partially evaluate the public health impact (i.e., reach, adoption, maintenance) of People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) programs, which were initiated as a result of two PACE instructor-training workshops.
DESIGN: The study design involved a one-time only, cross-sectional assessment of reach, adoption, and maintenance, conducted 6 months after the workshops. Sample: Participants were 11 adults (n(females)=10) trained to be PACE instructors at one of the workshops.
MEASUREMENTS: One-on-one phone interviews, developed using the RE-AIM framework, assessed reach, adoption, and maintenance.
RESULTS: Eight of the 11 individuals trained as instructors subsequently began PACE in one of 10 organizations across various communities, indicating high program adoption. However, on average, only 7 individuals with arthritis participated in each PACE program, indicating a low program reach. Within 6 months of beginning PACE, only 3 organizations continued to offer PACE, indicating low program maintenance. Two primary challenges to initiating PACE included recruiting a sufficient number of people to participate in the program and in finding a convenient time to offer it so more individuals could join.
CONCLUSION: The public health impact, as assessed by reach, adoption, and maintenance, of PACE programs initiated as a result of 2 instructor-training workshops was low.
Keywords:
Publication Types:
Evaluation Studies
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH Terms:
Advertising/methods
Arthritis/psychology
Arthritis/rehabilitation*
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Community-Institutional Relations
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise Therapy/organization & administration*
Health Promotion/organization & administration*
Health Services Needs and Demand*
Humans
Kansas
Marketing of Health Services/organization & administration
Nurse's Role
Nursing Methodology Research
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
Patient Education/organization & administration*
Patient Selection
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Public Health
Public Health Nursing/organization & administration
Questionnaires
Time Factors
