Knowledge Of Older Women Research Articles

Exploring osteoporosis sufferers knowledge on sedentary behaviour in the management of their disease.

Objectives:1) To develop an understanding of the thoughts and opinions of older women diagnosed with osteoporosis regarding sedentary behaviour and 2) Investigate strategies used to reduce sedentary behaviour for future intervention development.Methods:Eleven older women with osteoporosis (mean age=68.2y±6.6(SD)) participated in semi-structured interviews (March-May 2020). They were recruited from the Royal Osteoporosis Society (Scottish) support group networks and the Strathclyde Age-Friendly-Academy. Telephone interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed using Braun & Clarke (2006).Results:Three main themes emerged: ‘Older Women’s Knowledge’, ‘Motivators to reduce Sedentary Behaviour’ and ‘Older Adult’s and Technology’. Participants reported an increase/maintenance of physical activity levels after osteoporosis diagnosis, had a good understanding and awareness of sedentary behaviour and how it affects health holistically. Participants identified motivators to interrupt sedentary behaviour (e.g. family/friends) and facilitators of sedentary behaviour (e.g. Television). Technology appeared to be used widely among participants to track movement patterns (e.g. Fitbit) but access and usability were identified as potential barriers when using technology to reduce sedentary behaviour among older adults.Conclusion:Knowledge does not appear to be a factor that needs addressing in relation to sedentary behavior in older women diagnosed with osteoporosis. Identified motivators and barriers could increase awareness of sedentary behaviour among older adults.

Effect of intensive training in improving older women's knowledge and support for infant vaccination in Nigerian urban slums: a before-and-after intervention study

BackgroundOne of the strategies for improving vaccination uptake is to make communities understand the importance of immunization and this is expected to drive the demand for vaccines. Building the capacity of older women who supervise child care in Africa may improve infant vaccination in underserved communities. This study determined the impact of training of older women on their knowledge and support for infant vaccination in selected urban slum communities in Ibadan, Nigeria.MethodsThis was a before-and-after study that enrolled women aged ≥35 years. They were trained with a manual and short video using participatory learning methods over an 8 month period. The content of their training includes importance of immunization timeliness and completion, how vaccines work and how to be advocates and supporters of infant vaccination. Their knowledge and support for infant vaccination at baseline were compared with post training values using Student’s t test and Chi square test with the level of significance set at 5%.ResultsThere were 109 women with mean age 55.8 ± 11.6. they had a mean of 5.7 ± 2.1 training sessions. At the end of the training, their knowledge about infant vaccination and the support they give to it increased from 4.8 ± 3.8 to 10.7 ± 0.6, and 3.1 ± 3.5 to 8.1 ± 1.7 respectively. Those with good knowledge about infant vaccination increased significantly from 37(33.9%) to 82(82.8%), while those with good support for the same increased from 31(28.4%) to 85(85.9%). Women who were ≤ 64 years significantly had improved knowledge after the training compared to the older ones. Those with post secondary education had better knowledge and greater support for infant vaccination at baseline. However, there was no difference in the knowledge and support for infant vaccination among the women across the different educational levels after the training.ConclusionsParticipatory learning improved the knowledge about, and support for infant vaccination among older women supervising child care in these urban slum communities. Similar training may be extended to comparable settings in order to improve demand for infant vaccination.

“Take good care of yourself” An integrative review of older widows’ self-care for health and well-being

ABSTRACT Take good care of yourself is a regard often said to older bereaved women. However, what does it mean? Though self-care is a well-known phenomenon within health, it is not well understood in the context of late life spousal bereavement and widowhood. We undertook an integrative review to synthesize knowledge of older women’s self-care challenges, resources and activities when bereaved and in a healthy transition to widowhood. Good care refers to health-promoting self-care and can be explained as the older widows’ ability to access and mobilize resources and activities that are significant for a healthy transition to widowhood.

Is it feasible to train diagnostic radiographers to deliver a psycho-educational intervention to promote early presentation of breast cancer amongst older women? A pilot study

Objective To develop and pilot a training programme for radiographers to deliver a psycho-educational intervention to women receiving their final invited mammogram with the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). Background A 10-minute structured interview has been developed and tested, which aims to improve older women's knowledge about breast symptoms and personal risk, and to increase confidence to detect a breast change. The intervention is quality assured against competency ratings on the content and style of the interview. Training model Includes didactic teaching, communication skills training, experiential learning using role-play with actors and feedback on videotaped interviews. Skills are rehearsed in a clinic setting with mentoring from trained radiographers. Evaluation Feasibility of training in the NHSBSP was tested with four radiographers working in the South East and South West London breast screening services. Competence and confidence to deliver the interview were assessed before and after training. Results All four radiographers completed the training programme. Three of the four radiographers were assessed as competent and all increased their confidence to deliver the intervention. Conclusion It is feasible to train diagnostic radiographers to reliably deliver an intervention to promote early presentation of breast cancer, and thereby potentially save lives.