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Co-Creating Recommendations to Redesign and Promote Strength and Balance Service Provision

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  • Calum F Leask

    (Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB, UK
    Health Intelligence Department, NHS Grampian, Summerfield House, Eday Road, Aberdeen AB15 6RE, UK)

  • Nick Colledge

    (External Consultant, Robin Park Sports Centre, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan WN5 0UL, UK)

  • Robert M E Laventure

    (Later Life Training, Silver Cottage, Main Street, Killin FK21 8UT, UK)

  • Deborah A McCann

    (Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles, Robin Parks Sports Centre, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan WN5 0UL, UK
    Physical Activity Exchange, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 70 Great Crosshall Street, Merseyside L3 2AB, UK)

  • Dawn A Skelton

    (School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK)

Abstract

Background: Awareness of physical activity guidelines are low, particularly the “forgotten guidelines” of strength and balance. Increasing awareness of guidelines, but also of appropriate local services that can be utilised, is an important step towards active ageing. Co-creation can inform tailored service provision to potentially increase uptake and adherence. The aim was to co-create recommendations to redesign and promote local leisure services, emphasising strength and balance activity provision. Method: Twenty-four ageing and older adults engaged in 10 co-creation workshops. Workshops consisted of interactive tasks, and fieldwork tasks were undertaken externally. Data were collected using field notes, worksheet tasks and facilitator reflections and were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Retention and adherence rates were 92% and 85%. Co-creators cited group cohesion, scientific input from experts and perceived knowledge development as enjoyable elements of the process. Four key themes emerged from analysis: (1) localised strategies for awareness raising, (2) recruitment of volunteer champions to increase uptake and maintenance, (3) accessibility of activities, including what they are and when they are, and (4) evaluation of impact. Conclusion: This has been the first study, to our knowledge, to utilise co-creation for informed leisure service provision improvement. Future work should aim to implement these recommendations to ascertain what impact these themes might make.

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  • Calum F Leask & Nick Colledge & Robert M E Laventure & Deborah A McCann & Dawn A Skelton, 2019. "Co-Creating Recommendations to Redesign and Promote Strength and Balance Service Provision," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-14, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:17:p:3169-:d:262460
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    1. Nichola M. Davis & Andy Pringle & Anthony D. Kay & Anthony J. Blazevich & Danielle Teskey & Mark A. Faghy & Minas A. Mina, 2022. "Feasibility, Psychosocial Effects, Influence, and Perception of Elastic Band Resistance Balance Training in Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-20, September.

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