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| The training experiences of older, volunteer lay leaders on an arthritis self-management course | | Author(s) | Jenny Hainsworth, Julie Barlow |
| Journal title | Health Education Journal, vol 62, no 3, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp 266-277 |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Training [elderly workers] ; Arthritis ; Preventative medicine ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | A pre-test post-test study examined the training experiences of a group of 22 older volunteers with arthritis in preparation for delivering an arthritis self-management course as lay leaders. Participants were recruited from three training courses for lay leaders run in Leicester, Shrewsbury and Skipton. Data were collected by questionnaire and interview before attending the training, and 6 weeks and 6 months after. through a baseline questionnaire and interviews. Through training, volunteers felt that they had acquired a purpose to their lives. The group training experience had enabled volunteers to draw social comparisons with their peers. Volunteers thrived on feeling "at home" in a training environment reminiscent of their past working lives. Disappointment was expressed regarding the long gap between training and delivering a self-management course. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031009202 A |
| Classmark | GHH: GF: CLA: LK2: 3F |
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