国际和国内都认识到需要有效的方法来支持衰老和居家成人。这项探索性研究试图了解特拉华州代际计划的近端益处,美国将家庭个人与大学生联系起来。主要目标是描述计划对家庭社区居民的影响,以告知未来的研究,方案规划,和执行。感兴趣的结果包括生活质量,幸福,和独立。对从非营利合作伙伴招募的19名参与者进行了半结构化访谈。研究结果产生了七个独特的主题:情感满足,来自罕见的“无条件”关系的特殊支持感,协助任务,与通常不认识的人有密切联系,代际理解,有人说话,和赞赏。此外,研究小组应用了RE-AIM(Reach,有效性,收养,实施,维护)框架,将方法和发现背景化。结果为将来对家庭访问计划的评估工作提供了信息,这可能会寻求纳入与这些主题相一致的成果指标,并作为未来定量衡量影响的基础。
The need for effective approaches to support aging and homebound adults is recognized internationally and domestically. This exploratory study sought to understand the proximal benefits of an
intergenerational program in Delaware, USA that connected homebound individuals with college students. The primary goal was to describe program impacts on home-bound community residents to inform future research, program planning, and implementation. Outcomes of interest included quality of life, well-being, and independence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 participants recruited from a nonprofit partner. Findings yielded seven unique themes: emotional fulfillment, special feelings of support from a rare \"unconditional\" relationship, assistance with tasks, close connection with someone not ordinarily met,
intergenerational understanding, someone to talk to, and appreciation. Additionally, the research team applied the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) framework, to contextualize the approach and findings. Results inform future evaluation efforts of homebound visiting programs, which may seek to incorporate outcome indicators aligned with these themes and serve as a foundation for future quantitative measures of impact.