Dual benefits of a student-assisted inter-professional men's healthy lifestyle pilot program

Sealey, Rebecca;George, Nadene;Gordon, Susan;Simmons, Lisa

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Men are less willing to seek health professional advice than women, and die more often than women from preventable causes. Therefore it is important to increase male engagement with health initiatives. This study reports the outcomes of a student-assisted, inter-professional, 12 week health program for overweight adult males. The program included weekly health education and structured, supervised group exercise sessions. Thirteen males (participants) and eighteen university students (session facilitators) completed the program. Participants were assessed for a range of health and physical activity measures and health and health profession knowledge. Participants demonstrated significant improvement in activity, knowledge and perceptions of physical and mental function, and appreciated the guided, group sessions. Students completed an inter-professional readiness questionnaire and reported significant improvement in the understanding of the benefits of inter-professional education and of their role in health care. This program provides evidence of the dual benefit that occurs from the delivery of a student-assisted, inter-professional men’s health program to at-risk community members.

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American Journal of Men's Health

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1557-9891

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10.1177/1557988315601725