Presentation Title
Goal-Setting among Older Adults in Vermont, a Mixed-Methods Approach
Abstract
As a volunteer at Support and Services at Home (SASH) in Vermont since June 2019, I did community-based participatory research on how participants and staff in the SASH program think about healthy living plans, what their perceived benefits of healthy living plans are, and how older adults can be best supported in this process. SASH is an organization that helps older adults in Vermont to live independently at home by providing social, wellness services, and affordable housing. Research was conducted predominantly in Chittenden County of Vermont, although SASH as a program does work state-wide. Research subjects were SASH participants between the ages of 55-95 and SASH staff members (Coordinators and Wellness Nurses). Data collection methods were in the form of two surveys (one for participants, one for staff) and informal interviews with both populations.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Jeanne L. Shea
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Anthropology
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Goal-Setting among Older Adults in Vermont, a Mixed-Methods Approach
As a volunteer at Support and Services at Home (SASH) in Vermont since June 2019, I did community-based participatory research on how participants and staff in the SASH program think about healthy living plans, what their perceived benefits of healthy living plans are, and how older adults can be best supported in this process. SASH is an organization that helps older adults in Vermont to live independently at home by providing social, wellness services, and affordable housing. Research was conducted predominantly in Chittenden County of Vermont, although SASH as a program does work state-wide. Research subjects were SASH participants between the ages of 55-95 and SASH staff members (Coordinators and Wellness Nurses). Data collection methods were in the form of two surveys (one for participants, one for staff) and informal interviews with both populations.