1. Wellness in Tillery: a community-built program.
- Author
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Barnard S, Dunn S, Reddic E, Rhodes K, Russell J, Tuitt TS, Velde BP, Walden J, Wittman PP, and White K
- Subjects
- Aged, Community Participation, Community-Institutional Relations, Cooperative Behavior, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, North Carolina, Rural Health Services organization & administration, Black or African American psychology, Attitude to Health ethnology, Community Health Services organization & administration, Health Promotion organization & administration, Health Services for the Aged organization & administration, Occupational Therapy methods, Quality of Life
- Abstract
Occupational therapy faculty and students from East Carolina University, in collaboration with the residents of Tillery, North Carolina, participated in a community-built wellness program. Outcomes of the program indicated that a program with participant input results in enhanced perceived wellness, maintenance of meaningful activities, and improved self-reported quality of life. Program elements necessary for duplication of the program are discussed. Recommendations for similar programs include developing mutual trust and respect, utilizing activities that are meaningful to participants, working within the culture, and considering the participants' lifestyles when planning.
- Published
- 2004
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