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1. ‘McDonald’s Is Good for My Social Life’. Developing Health Promotion Together with Adolescent Girls from Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Amsterdam

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Lisa van der Voort, Christine Dedding, Amber A. Kegel, Eva Lems, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, C.A.C.M. Pittens, Asia Sarti, Femke Hilverda, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Ethics, Law & Medical humanities, APH - Aging & Later Life, APH - Global Health, Science Communication, Science and Society, Athena Institute, APH - Quality of Care, Network Institute, and APH - Societal Participation & Health

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Gerontology, Health (social science), Socioeconomic position, health promotion, Participatory action research, disadvantaged groups, Education, 050906 social work, Social life, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Co-creation, gender, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, adolescents, Life-span and Life-course Studies, 05 social sciences, Health behaviour, Disadvantaged, participatory action–research, Health promotion, Key factors, 0509 other social sciences, Psychology, 050104 developmental & child psychology, co-creation
Abstract

There is limited knowledge about key factors that enable adolescent girls with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This paper aims to better understand the complexity of addressing health behaviour of adolescent girls with a low SEP by gaining insights into (i) the perspectives of adolescent girls with a low SEP (n = 26) on a healthy lifestyle, (ii) how to develop health promotion that fits these girls’ daily realities, by using participatory action research (PAR) in which girls developed health promotion materials. The study offers an understanding of girls’ daily lives and how health promotion could be improved.

Published
2020

2. Ethnic Differences in Fall Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older People in the Netherlands

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Fatima El Fakiri, Amber A. Kegel, Mary P. H. Berns, and Gea M. Schouten

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Male, Ethnic group, Poison control, Fear of falling, Risk Assessment, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Injury prevention, medicine, Ethnicity, Odds Ratio, Prevalence, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Aged, Netherlands, Community and Home Care, Aged, 80 and over, 030505 public health, business.industry, Odds ratio, Fear, Middle Aged, Health equity, Confidence interval, Falling (accident), Accidental Falls, Female, Independent Living, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, 0305 other medical science, business, Gerontology, Demography
Abstract

Objective: This study measures the prevalence of falls and fear of falling among a population sample aged ≥65 years from different ethnic minorities living in the Netherlands, and examines whether ethnicity contributed to the differences in fall risk. Method: We analyzed data from 8,892 Dutch, Moroccan, Turkish, and Surinamese participants. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses were conducted with falls and fear of falling as the dependent variable and ethnicity as the independent variable. Results: Moroccan, Turkish, and Surinamese older adults had a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) for fear of falling than their Dutch counterparts (OR = 2.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.05, 4.31]; OR = 2.09, 95% CI = [1.07, 4.09]; and OR = 2.49, 95% CI = [1.53, 4.03], respectively). The association between ethnicity and falling disappeared after controlling for socio-demographic and health characteristics. Discussion: Dutch minority older adults were at higher risk for fear of falling than their Dutch counterparts. The study underlines the need for targeting culture-sensitive interventions.

Published
2016

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