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Social participation dilemmas in dementia
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Transitoriness: A Study of Social Participation
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Type of residence and social participation: a comparative analysis
… between types of urban residential sub-areas and social participation patterns. The study concerns a comparison of residence in two contiguous suburban areas and the relationship between them and participation in voluntary associations, in neighboring activities, and in kin visitation. The two …
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A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of older people about their social participation in the online world relative to their social participation in the physical world.
… some important challenges of the modern society. Social participation is important to people for ageing well in later life. Staying socially active can help older people to maintain good physical and emotional health and well-being and cognitive function. However, participation in social …
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Technologies for Supporting Social Participation with a focus on intergeneretional Interactions
Loneliness increases mortality risk by 50% and is one of the main causes of depression. Several factors like living far away from the family, not being able to move much due to physical problems, or being unable to use communication technologies favor the likeliness of feeling lonely, especially in …
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Creating Community Among Older Adults in Southwest Virginia Through Social Participation
Taking a social design approach to aging, we relate earlier work in age-friendly communities, aging in place and social isolation to landscape design. Identifying the critical principles of social participation and how these needs can be met through landscape intervention, we formulate a set of …
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No One Fights Alone: Exploring Social Participation of Young Adults with Cancer
… effort to help bridge that gap while exploring social participation along with peer support. Social participation is the interweaving of occupations to support desired engagement in community and family activities as well as those involving peers and friends (American Occupational Therapy …
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My Social Toolbox: Building a Foundation for Increased Social Participation Among Children With Disabilities
<p>Social participation is an important occupation for children that occupational therapists address. The benefits of participation include emotional well-being, life satisfaction, building friendships, psychological benefits and positive effects on overall health and development (Law, Petrenchik, …
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Modeling Social Participation as Predictive of Life Satisfaction and Social Support: Scale or Index?
<p>Social participation in late adulthood through activities such as volunteering with charities, playing sports, and joining clubs can increase life satisfaction, directly by providing enjoyable engagement and indirectly by increasing a person's sense of social connectedness. When reported levels …
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Dialectical Performance and Political Economy: Adapting the Brechtian Learning Play to Reimagine 21st Century Social Participation
… widespread assumptions on the nature of social participation through a practice of participatory performance that fosters democratic forms of access to and discussion of knowledge, such as the learning play. The thesis adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from critical theory, …
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Implementing Transportation Planning With Older Adults After Driving Cessation: Observing Community Mobility, Social Participation, and Quality of Life
… driving retirement, specifically in supporting social participation and quality of life and the impact on community mobility. Design: A descriptive case series investigated methods for implementing transportation plans and identifying related barriers, along with facilitatory and inhibitory …
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Adolescent Male Perspectives’ on Civic Engagement: A Pilot Study on Youth Conceptualization of Citizenship and Social Participation in Southern Trinidad
… curricular practices and support youth civic participation, we must address this lack of understanding. In doing so this study seeks to inform more targeted and meaningful civic engagement curricula for marginalized populations.</p>
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Camp Geronimo: Evaluating the Influence of an Animal Assisted Intervention Based Summer Camp on Social Participation in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
… intervention towards promoting positive social participation in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). A quality improvement project was implemented at The Barn at Spring Brook Farm, where children ages 2-12 with IDD are able to participate in AAI activities. The …
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Exploring the factors that influence equitable access to and social participation in dementia care programs by foreign-born population living in Toronto and Durham Region
… study was to explore the barriers that influence participation and utilization of dementia care and support programs by the foreign-born population. A qualitative interpretive study was conducted using one-on-one semi-structured interviews with the following three subgroups who are users and …
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Gestão participativa e polícia comunitária: uma análise da participação social na gestão da polícia ostensiva da Base Comunitária de Segurança do Calabar
… and Community Police – an analysis of the social participation in the management of the Police Community Base of ostensible safety of Calabar. Aimed to discuss how the concept of social participation emerges from this public policy instrument of security in the community of Calabar, from …
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Redefining active aging: critical insights from different living environments
… living environments and for older adults whose social networks tend to shrink with age. Understanding the interplay between environment, movement behavior, and social participation is essential for fostering active aging and reducing morbidity in older age. Given the complex nature of active …
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Independent Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Peer Support Training Program
Lack of social connectedness and belonging are identified as barriers to social participation within the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) community. Peer support leverages shared lived experiences in the delivery of services including skill building, connection to resources, and goal …
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Desempenho ocupacional de usuários alcoolistas atendidos em centro de atenção psicossocial-CAPS álcool e outras drogas
… affects the economy, labor relations and socialization. This study is descriptive and exploratory, developed a qualitative approach, conducted in the state of Paraiba, in the municipality of Cabedelo. The research was conducted from December 2014 to July 2015. Data collection took place in …
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Une recherche-action participative au soutien à domicile : vers des pratiques ergothérapiques axées sur la participation sociale des aînés
To foster older adults’ social participation, occupational therapists can provide community-based services ranging from individual to population level. However, their current practice in homecare rarely addresses social participation, which illustrates the importance of supporting such change in …
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Desempenho ocupacional das famílias cuidadoras de pessoas com transtornos mentais atendidas em dispositivo de atenção psicossocial
… psychiatric hospitalizations, chronicity and social exclusion, went on to defend the humanized care, the integration of the individual in the family and society. The family of the person with a mental disorder, for a considerable time was excluded from the assistance provided to his family. He …
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