A Look at a Community Coming Together Through the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program

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Identifier 2005_Trickery
Title A Look at a Community Coming Together Through the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program
Creator Trickey, Rebecca
Subject Aged; Independent Living; Quality of Life; Activities of Daily Living; Social Support; Volunteers; Health Services for the Aged; Long-Term Care; Community Networks; Motivation; Residence Characteristics; Altruism
Description The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness o f Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a community program designed to facilitate older adults' ability to remain independent and live in their own homes while preserving their quality of life. The study consisted of two populations-older adult participants in the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program and volunteers with the program. Analysis of the data suggest that the Neighbors Helping Neighbors participants believe that their quality o f life has been improved since they have been in the program. Results from this study can be used to improve/develop NHN services. Future studies would benefit from a baseline in order to objectively determine improvements in the participants' well being as well as a larger sample population, needed to determine the statistical significance o f any findings. KEYWORDS, older adults, quality o f life, volunteers, social support
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date 2005
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © Rebecca Trickey 2005
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Name Rebecca Trickey
Type Text
ARK ark:/87278/s6q84bf8
Setname ehsl_gerint
ID 179503
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q84bf8
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