Involving men in targeted primary health care: men's health MOTs.
Health visitors initiated and developed a men's health project in North Staffordshire, adopting a client involvement approach to provide men's 'health MOTs' for men in deprived areas. As the sessions were expanded to other areas of the trust, a consultation process with focus groups was used to identify local men's needs and suggestions. The themes to emerge were--men's fears around health, reducing health check fear and anxiety, female roles in health, suitable locations for men's health events, most desirable tests and advisors, and male-friendly written information. Issues around venue choice were a more significant factor than originally perceived, and the focus group findings have since informed many practical aspects of the men's health MOT sessions.
Linnell
Sue
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Cheshire East Community Health.
James
Sonia
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D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004739:England; D005239:Fear; D017144:Focus Groups; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D054526:Men's Health; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration