Key Considerations to the Introduction of Intergenerational Practice to Australian Policy

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Radford, Katrina
Fitzgerald, Janna Anneke
Vecchio, Nerina
Cartmel, Jennifer
Gould, Ryan Bruce
Kosiol, Jennifer
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2022
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Intergenerational practice programs provide purposeful interactions between generations. While research reports improved social and behavioral outcomes for cohorts, no study has explored both expert and potential consumer perceptions of the implementation of intergenerational practice programs. This study conducted a Delphi study of expert opinions, as well as a national survey of potential consumers (N = 1020), to provide critical insights into the potential barriers to implementing intergenerational practice programs. Results revealed that 71.3% of potential consumers would participate in intergenerational practice programs if they were available and experts agreed that the program was of benefit to both populations. However, there were shared concerns regarding the transport, safety, and outcomes of the program for participants. Based on our findings we offer several policy considerations in the implementation of intergenerational programs.

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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19

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18

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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Sociology

Public participation and community engagement

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Radford, K; Fitzgerald, JA; Vecchio, N; Cartmel, J; Gould, RB; Kosiol, J, Key Considerations to the Introduction of Intergenerational Practice to Australian Policy, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19 (18), pp. 11254

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