Evaluation of physical activity programmes for elderly people - a descriptive study using the EFQM' criteria

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Maria J Rosa¹  Pedro Soares²  Ana I Marques³  Joana Carvalho³  Jorge Mota³  Rute Santos⁴ 

[1] Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering - University of Aveiro, Portugal;Escola Sec. José Estêvão - Aveiro, Portugal;Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure - Faculty of Sports, Porto University, Portugal;Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure - Faculty of Sports, Porto University, Portugal;Maia Institute of Higher Education (CIDESD), Portugal;

关键词: Physical Activity;    Physical Activity Programme;    Continuous Quality Improvement;    British Heart Foundation;    Quality Practice;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-123

 received in 2010-04-14, accepted in 2011-02-21,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn the past years, there has been a growing concern in designing physical activity (PA) programmes for elderly people, because evidence suggests that such health promotion interventions may reduce the deleterious effects of the ageing process. Quality is an important issue when designing a PA programme for older people. Some studies support the Excellence Model of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) as an operational framework for evaluating the quality of an organization. Within this context, the aim of this study was to characterize the quality management models of the PA programmes developed by Portuguese Local Administration to enhance quality of life for elderly people, according to the criteria of the EFQM Excellence Model.MethodsA methodological triangulation was conducted in 26 PA programmes using questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews and document analysis. We used standard approaches to the statistical analysis of data including frequencies and percentages for the categorical data.ResultsResults showed that Processes (65,38%), Leadership (61,03%), Customer results (58,46) and People (51,28%) had high percentage occurrences of quality practices. In contrast, Partnerships and resources (45,77%), People results (41,03%), Policy and strategy (37,91%), Key performance results (19,23%) and Society results (19,23%) had lower percentage occurrences.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that although there are some good practices in PA programmes, there are still relevant areas that require improvement.

【 授权许可】

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