title: Successful aging in a wellness group for older women.
abstract: This paper describes a community-based group health promotion intervention for urban-dwelling, culturally diverse older women who meet the criteria of vulnerability in addition to having marked personal indicators of successful aging. The seven-year evolution of the group will be described, highlighting salient themes from evaluative data and projecting future directions. Specific recommendations for initiating small group health promotion programming are incorporated.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. trahal@columbus.rr.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruffing-Rahal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012919:Social Behavior; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health