6.1.
Desk Research In the course of the GUM project 39 best practices on intergenerational activities were identified. The best practices originated from several countries as displayed in Table 1. Table 1. Countries of the best practices Country
Number
Spain
8
Bulgaria
6
United Kingdom / England
7
Slovenia
4
France
2
Netherlands
2
Switzerland
2
Austria
1
Hungary
1
Poland
1
Portugal
1
USA
4
Besides the best practices a scoping review was performed on scientific literature. To narrow down the search we mainly looked for literature reviews on intergenerational programmes. This finally resulted in 17 reviews and individual papers. In the end, 5 studies remained incorporating both age groups and describing intergenerational exercise programmes. Based on the analysis template a short overview is provided on programme objectives, content, outcomes, barriers and behavioural change models (and principles). The analysis was performed on both the best practices and scientific papers. For a complete overview of the analysis and further reading, see Appendix 2.
6.2.
Objectives Out of all the programmes a wide variety of objectives could be extracted. Several programmes had multiple objectives. They can be distinguished into 7 categories having to do with health (n=16) and well-being (n=3), participation in sports and physical activity (n=15), social aspects (n=23), cognitive/ mental/social/emotional functioning (n=5), learning (n=9) and fun (n=2).
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Programme content Programme content was very diverse in nature. It ranged from traditional sports, to “Olympic Games”, to use of digital tools, to school gardening, to musical activities. Duration of the programmes varied as well, ranging from