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Men's sheds
— the perceived health and wellbeing benefits | | Author(s) | Lois Crabtree, Anthea Tinker, Karen Glaser |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 22, no 2, 2018 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2018 |
| Pages | pp 101-110 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/wwop |
| Keywords | Older men ; Recreation ; Participation ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Qualitative Studies ; London. |
| Annotation | Older men's perceptions of the health and well-being benefits of participating in men's sheds are explored. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight men aged 65+ from men's sheds in London. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed by hand; analysis was conducted through coding of the transcripts. The results suggest that men's sheds improved older men's perceived level of social interaction and men's outlook, and led to self-reported improvements in depression. All perceived themselves to be fitter since joining. Despite the research being conducted in an urban area, the lack of prior community engagement is highlighted. Among this study's limitations is the small sample size, and may not be representative of other men's sheds in different areas; therefore, further research with a larger sample should be conducted. A health policy dedicated to males which includes the promotion and funding of men's sheds (such as in Ireland) should be considered by the government. In addition, clinical commissioning groups should recognise men's sheds as a non-clinical alternative for their patients through social prescribing in general practice. Finally, in order to achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) initiative of creating "age friendly cities", community groups such as Men's Sheds need to be promoted and further utilised. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180511204 A |
| Classmark | BC: H: TMB: CC: D:F:5HH: 3DP: 82L |
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