Outcome Effectiveness of the Wallingford Wellness Project:
- 20 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Vol. 9 (1) , 49-64
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j083v09n01_05
Abstract
Research evidence on younger populations has demonstrated that lifestyle habits affecting the incidence and severity of chronic illness and disease can be changed in health enhancing directions via health promotion programs offering instruction in physical fitness, stress management, nutrition, and environmental awareness. The Wallingford Wellness Project extended this research by developing a health promotion program for the elderly based on these components. Experimental and comparison groups were matched in terms of age, sex, marital status, socio-economic status, psychosocial and physical health levels. The outcome effectiveness of the program was evaluated via a questionnaire administered prior to intervention, immediately following the 21 week program, and 6 months later. Results confirm the effectiveness of the program in promoting and sustaining information, attitude, and behavior change in persons over 54 years of age.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: