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| The experiences of older male adults throughout their involvement in a community programme for men | | Author(s) | Kristin A Reynolds, Corey S Mackenzie, Maria Medved |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 35, no 3, March 2015 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, March 2015 |
| Pages | pp 531-551 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Older men ; Participation ; Recreation ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Community programmes have been shown to provide social and emotional benefits for older adults. The vast majority of community programmes for older adults are either mixed-sex or female-oriented in their activities and composition. As such, there is a scarcity of both opportunities for, and research focusing on, older male adults' participation in community programmes geared towards men. The present Canadian study describes the experiences of older male adults during their involvement in a male-oriented community programme, Men's Sheds Manitoba. Participants described their involvement in the community programme on the basis of their characteristics and experiences that preceded their involvement, the characteristics of their current involvement, and aspects of the programme and their participation that promoted their continued involvement. The findings of this study have potential utility for community organisations aiming to increase the involvement of older men in their programmes. Furthermore, the findings indicate that community programme participation has the potential to promote social engagement and healthy, active ageing among older men. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150623016 A |
| Classmark | BC: TMB: H: 3DP: 7S |
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