title: Creative approach for successful aging: A pilot study of an intergenerational health promotion program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an intergenerational health promotion program.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an action research project. A total of 34 participants attended the 12-week program and completed the pre-test and post-test. There were 16 middle-aged and nine older adults recruited from a district of Taipei, and nine young adults recruited from the principal investigator's university. The "Attitudes toward Aging Scale" and the "Spiritual Health Scale" were two assessment instruments used in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there were significant improvements in the Attitudes toward Aging Scale for the young adult group (aged 18-29 years) and in the Spiritual Health Scale for the older adult group (aged 65-80 years). The evaluation showed that participants were satisfied with the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the present study provide future directions for successful aging and intergenerational learning. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 1799-1807.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Tzu
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lian-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Suh-Chin
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Guey-Shiun
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adult learning theory; attitudes toward aging; intergenerational health promotion program; spiritual health; successful aging