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Social participation in relation to technology use and social deprivation: A mixed methods study among older people with and without dementia
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5804-0433
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
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2020 (English)In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, E-ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 17, no 11, p. 1-19, article id 4022Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Social participation is a modifiable determinant for health and wellbeing among older people; however, social participation is increasingly dependent on technology use. This study investigated social participation in relation to Everyday Technology use and social deprivation of the living environment, among older people with and without dementia in the United Kingdom. Sixty-four people with dementia and sixty-four people without dementia were interviewed using standardized questionnaires: The Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside Home Questionnaire and Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire. A mixed methods approach integrated statistical analyses and content analysis of free-text responses, through data visualizations. Small, statistically significant associations were found between social participation and Everyday Technology use outside home, for participants with dementia (Rs = 0.247; p = 0.049) and without dementia (Rs = 0.343; p = 0.006). A small, statistically significant association was identified between social participation and social deprivation in the living environment, among only participants with dementia (Rs = 0.267, p = 0.033). The content analysis and graphical joint display revealed motivators, considerations that require extra attention, and strategies for managing social participation. The results underline how Everyday Technology use can be assistive to social participation but also the need to consider social deprivation of the living environment, especially among people with dementia. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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MDPI, 2020. Vol. 17, no 11, p. 1-19, article id 4022
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Dementia, Digital accessibility, Information and communication technologies, Social participation, Technologies for aging, aging population, elderly care, mental disorder, mental health, technological development, adult, aged, aging, Article, content analysis, cross-sectional study, cultural factor, exploratory research, female, human, major clinical study, male, medical care, Montreal cognitive assessment, physical activity, recreation, self care, social behavior, social isolation, spiritual care, statistical analysis, United Kingdom, questionnaire, technology, very elderly, Aged, 80 and over, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-64105DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17114022ISI: 000542629600275PubMedID: 32516958Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85086354239OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-64105DiVA, id: diva2:1855630
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