The project investigates health risk factors that are influenced by social and lifestyle factors.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: BeG 1: First, volunteers over the age of 60 will be interviewed about their voluntary activities in extended focus group discussions, i.e., two sessions lasting 90-120 minutes each. The obser
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for group BeG1: - Age 60 or older - Current volunteering activities Inclusion criteria for group BeG2: - Age 60 or older - Former volunteering activities Inclusion criteria for group BeG3: - Age 18 or older - Existing reduced earning capacity due to chronic illness Inclusion criteria for group FachG: - Professional activity as a general practitioner, social worker, or in local associations and civil society structures General inclusion criteria (apply to all four groups): - Sufficient language skills - Interest in the research question - Willingness to participate in the study and consent to audio recording of the discussions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: General exclusion criteria (apply to all four groups): - insufficient language skills - lack of cognitive and social ability to participate in a structured group discussion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to shed light on the role of social participation and volunteering as forms of generativity and activity in old age and its assumed significance for one's own health and well-being. The empirical findings will be used to create a practical handbook for social participation and health promotion through social prescribing, which can be used by healthcare providers to identify suitable patients and potential obstacles. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactEvelyn Kleinert
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Outcome results
None listed