Institute of Sport Science, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 3, 86135 Augsburg, Germany.
Int J Public Health. 2011 Oct;56(5):465-73. doi: 10.1007/s00038-010-0214-8. Epub 2010 Nov 13.
This study explored the differences in individual empowerment outcomes of a group of socially disadvantaged women participating in physical activity promotion. The outcomes observed were assessed in the context of the women's mode of participation and the structural organizational and community level changes, which took place during the implementation of the program.
Fifteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Two groups of women participated in the interviews--those involved in the whole process of planning, implementation and evaluation of the program and those who took part in the program activities.
Individual empowerment outcomes were achieved for all those interviewed, although those participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the program achieved the greatest. A number of organizational and community level processes were also identified that supported the individual empowerment of those taking part.
This study supports the use of multilevel empowerment approaches to health as they help to identify the ideal characteristics that organizations and communities should possess and the potential structural changes required to support individual empowerment.
本研究探讨了一群处于社会劣势的女性参与促进身体活动的个体赋权结果的差异。在观察到的结果中，评估了女性参与模式以及在实施该项目过程中发生的结构组织和社区层面的变化。
进行了 15 次半结构化定性访谈，并使用定性内容分析进行了分析。两组女性参与了访谈——那些参与了项目规划、实施和评估全过程的女性，以及那些参与了项目活动的女性。
所有接受访谈的女性都实现了个体赋权，但参与项目规划、实施和评估的女性实现的程度最大。还确定了一些支持参与者个体赋权的组织和社区层面的过程。
本研究支持采用多层次赋权方法来促进健康，因为它们有助于确定组织和社区应具备的理想特征，以及支持个体赋权所需的潜在结构变化。
