Young Tiffany, Sharpe Chantelle
North Carolina Translation Research and Clinical Science Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
J Phys Act Health. 2016 May;13(5):525-33. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2015-0345. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
Grandparents and the grandchildren they raise may experience stress related to their caregiving relationship that negatively impacts their health. Thus, there is a need to develop intergenerational health promotion interventions for these kinship families.
An 8-week intergenerational physical activity intervention for kinship families was developed and implemented. The specific goal was to understand the process of implementing the intervention. Content analysis of observational data provided an in-depth account of the intervention's process (ie, recruitment, dose delivered, dose received, fidelity, and context).
Community and support service organizations referred more participants to the study than individual stakeholders. Most participants attended approximately 10 classes, and the grandparents were more engaged than the grandchildren during the classes. Intervention fidelity was confirmed with the fidelity checklist and observational notes. Health emerged as a barrier to participation, while the intergenerational nature of the intervention was a facilitator. Lastly, the context domain described how the grandparents' complex lives affected their ability to participate, while the dedication of the recreation staff helped the intervention to proceed efficiently.
The distinct details gleaned from this study can provide guidance on how to develop and implement future intergenerational interventions.
抚养孙辈的祖父母可能会经历与他们的照顾关系相关的压力，这会对他们的健康产生负面影响。因此，有必要为这些亲属家庭制定代际健康促进干预措施。
为亲属家庭制定并实施了一项为期8周的代际体育活动干预措施。具体目标是了解实施干预措施的过程。对观察数据进行内容分析，深入描述了干预措施的过程（即招募、提供的剂量、接受的剂量、保真度和背景）。
社区和支持服务组织推荐的研究参与者比个人利益相关者更多。大多数参与者参加了大约10节课，在课堂上祖父母比孙辈参与度更高。通过保真度检查表和观察记录确认了干预措施的保真度。健康成为参与的障碍，而干预措施的代际性质则是一个促进因素。最后，背景领域描述了祖父母复杂的生活如何影响他们的参与能力，而娱乐工作人员的奉献精神有助于干预措施高效进行。
从本研究中收集到的独特细节可为未来如何制定和实施代际干预措施提供指导。
