Evaluating implementation of a community-based men's health programme "Sheds for Life" in Irish Men's Sheds
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https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.538Keywords:
Men's Health, Implementation Science, Evaluation, Public Health InterventionAbstract
Background: Men’s Sheds are effective in engaging vulnerable or “hard-to-reach” subpopulations of men. However, attempts to engage Sheds in structured health promotion programs must respect the ethos of Sheds as highly variable, autonomous, non-structured spaces. “Sheds for Life” is a ten-week initiative that delivers targeted and tailored health promotion in the Sheds setting, positioning Men’s Shed members as central decision makers in its design and implementation. Physical activity is a core component of the intervention consisting of a weekly walking program or strength and mobility classes. Purpose: To evaluate SFL using an implementation science approach to assess program impact and implementation effectiveness with a view to enhancing its sustainability while informing gender-specific strategies that engage hard-to-reach men with health. Methods: This study uses hybrid typology “effectiveness-implementation” through the application of established implementation frameworks. A community-based participatory research, and mixed methods approach has been adopted to; measure the effects of the SFL intervention on Shedders across implementation phases and identify and monitor implementation barriers and facilitators that can inform sustainability of SFL. This research engages key stakeholders (at individual, provider and organizational levels), prioritizes implementation outcomes and assesses the generalizability of intervention effects. Purposive sampling is used to recruit a diverse sample of participants (Shedders n=420 and Stakeholders n=20) Results: Preliminary physical activity outcome results from phase one across four regions (baseline to ten weeks) suggest days active per week increased from 3.07 to 4.32 days (P=.00) days walking increased from 4.29 to 5.28 days ( P=.00) minutes walking per day increased from 33.31 to 38.15 ( P=.005). Conclusions: The Sheds offer a unique opportunity to engage a typically hard to reach group of men with health. They are an effective way of engaging inactive men with physical activity through utilizing gender-specific strategies alongside the social support and camaraderie offered within these settings. Funding: This study is an employment-based PhD scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council (ID: EBPPG/2018/256)
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