Open AccessSocial Citizenship Through Out-of-Home Participation Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia
Author(s) -
Sophie Nadia Gaber,
Liv Thalén,
Camilla Malinowsky,
Camilla Malinowsky,
Kishore Seetharaman,
Habib Chaudhury,
Malcolm P. Cutchin,
Sarah Wallcook,
Anders Kottorp,
Anna Brorsson,
Samantha Biglieri,
Louise Nygård
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of applied gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.857
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1552-4523
pISSN - 0733-4648
DOI - 10.1177/07334648221112425
Subject(s) - dementia , citizenship , residence , gerontology , social engagement , descriptive statistics , psychology , medicine , nursing homes , demography , sociology , disease , nursing , political science , social science , statistics , mathematics , pathology , politics , law
There is limited empirical knowledge about how older adults living with dementia enact their social citizenship through out-of-home participation. This study aimed: (a) to investigate out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia in four countries and (b) to compare aspects of stability or change in out-of-home participation. Using a cross-sectional design, older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia and without dementia, aged 55 years and over, were interviewed using the Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside the Home questionnaire in Canada ( n = 58), Sweden ( n = 69), Switzerland ( n = 70), and the United Kingdom ( n = 128). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a two-way analysis of variance. After adjustment for age, diagnosis of dementia and country of residence had significant effects on total out-of-home participation ( p < .01). The results contribute to policies and development of programs to facilitate social citizenship by targeting specific activities and places.