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| Title |
Program of active aging in a rural Mexican community: a qualitative approach
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-7-276 |
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| Authors |
María de la Luz Martínez-Maldonado, Elsa Correa-Muñoz, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez |
| Abstract |
Education is one of the key elements in the promotion of a thorough paradigm for active aging. The aim of this study is to analyze factors that contribute the empowerment of older adults in a rural Mexican community and, thus, promote active aging. The study was conducted in a rural Mexican community (Valle del Mezquital), based on an action-research paradigm. One hundred and fifty-five elderly subjects with elementary school education participated in a formal training program promoting gerontological development and health education. Participants in turn became coordinators of mutual-help groups (gerontological nucleus) in Mexico. In-depth interviews were carried out to assess the empowerment after training for active aging. It was found that there was an increasing feeling of empowerment, creativity and self-fulfillment among participants. Among the main factors that positively influenced training of the elderly toward active aging were the teaching of gerontology topics themselves; besides, their motivation, the self-esteem, the increased undertaking of responsibility, the feeling of belonging to the group, and the sharing of information based on personal experience and on gerontological knowledge. The main factors that contribute to empowerment of older adults in a rural Mexican community for participate in active aging programs are the training and teaching of gerontology topics themselves; besides, their interest, experience and involvement. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
| Researcher | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 20% |
| Unknown | 19 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 28 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 September 2013.
All research outputs
#4,948,808
of 23,743,910 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,450
of 15,426 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#14,102
of 73,336 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#12
of 40 outputs
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