TY - JOUR
T1 - An examination of video assisted leisure education in middle-aged and older adults
AU - Dattilo, John
AU - Lorek, Amy
AU - Sliwinski, Martin
AU - Chen, Shang Ti
AU - Hill, Nikki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 National Recreation and Park Association.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Using a quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design without a control group we examined effects of leisure education, Project BHEL: Be Healthy and Enjoy Leisure, consisting of seven 1-hour sessions using instructional videos, discussions, and workbook activities to help older adults set goals, design a plan to increase their leisure satisfaction, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. The intervention was conducted across four locations with 89 adults (M = 74 years-old, range 58–94). Participants’ satisfaction with leisure was significantly higher post-compared to pre-intervention. There was a significant increase on knowledge of leisure assessment and, though scores remained low post-intervention, overall scores almost doubled from pre-intervention. Reported frequency of leisure participation significantly increased between pretest and follow-up. Participants consistently rated their goal achievement and their program satisfaction highly. Overall, findings indicate that Project BHEL increased engagement in, and satisfaction with aspects of leisure.
AB - Using a quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design without a control group we examined effects of leisure education, Project BHEL: Be Healthy and Enjoy Leisure, consisting of seven 1-hour sessions using instructional videos, discussions, and workbook activities to help older adults set goals, design a plan to increase their leisure satisfaction, and problem-solve ways to overcome barriers to goal achievement. The intervention was conducted across four locations with 89 adults (M = 74 years-old, range 58–94). Participants’ satisfaction with leisure was significantly higher post-compared to pre-intervention. There was a significant increase on knowledge of leisure assessment and, though scores remained low post-intervention, overall scores almost doubled from pre-intervention. Reported frequency of leisure participation significantly increased between pretest and follow-up. Participants consistently rated their goal achievement and their program satisfaction highly. Overall, findings indicate that Project BHEL increased engagement in, and satisfaction with aspects of leisure.
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U2 - 10.1080/00222216.2020.1767005
DO - 10.1080/00222216.2020.1767005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086874028
JO - Journal of Leisure Research
JF - Journal of Leisure Research
SN - 0022-2216
ER -