Importance de la nature, des opportunit és d'activités, de leur accessibilité et de leur publicisation pour favoriser la santé positive, la participation sociale et l'équité en santé d'Estriens âgés
Can J Aging. 2023 Jul 28:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000193. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCette étude visait à explorer comment les composantes clés de l'environnement des communautés favorisent les résultantes de santé d'Estriens âgés, plus précisément leur santé positive, leur participation sociale et leur équité en santé. Une étude de cas multiples a été réalisée auprès de cinq communautés estriennes (cas) à l'aide de groupes de discussion focalisée (1/communauté) regroupant un total de 49 participants connaissant bien les communautés respectives, soit 47 aînés, 1 conseillère municipale et ...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - July 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Macha Maclure Alyssa Bouffard Marie-Kristine Morin Cl émence Renaud Isabelle Tessier-Buisson M élanie Levasseur Source Type: research
Se familiariser au transport en commun par l'apprentissage d'outils de planification technologiques : effets d'un programme co-construit avec des partenaires de la communaut é auprès d'aînés vivant avec des incapacités
Can J Aging. 2023 Jul 26:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S071498082300020X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCette étude visait à documenter comment un programme de familiarisation à l'utilisation du transport en commun influence l'expérience de mobilité des aînés. Ce programme a été co-construit avec des partenaires clés afin d'y inclure l'usage d'outils de planification technologiques et un accompagnement personnalisé tenant compte des incapacités des participants. Une étude de cas multiples (n = 7) a été menée selon une approche mixte convergente, combinant des méthodes qualitatives (p. ex., entrevues) et quantitatives...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - July 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Fran çois Racicot-Lanoue Patrick Boissy M élisa Audet Julie Lacerte M élanie Levasseur Dany Baillargeon Nathalie Delli-Colli H élène Pigot V éronique Provencher Source Type: research
Perceived Quality of Online Music Therapy Sessions by Older Adults Aging at Home
Can J Aging. 2023 Jul 26:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOnline delivery is new to the field of music therapy (MT). This research investigated older adults' perceived quality of MT online by certified music therapists. In this feasibility study, applying both process and outcome assessments, nine older adults volunteered to participate. Zoom was used, and a virtual music therapy (VMT) kit was developed as a resource. Surveys and observed technical difficulties revealed that perceived quality varied slightly by level of technical difficulty experienced; however, overall mean perceived qua...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - July 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chrissy Pearson Rosalind Sham Sandra Gardner Sarah Klapman Aviva Altschuler Source Type: research
Physical Activity and Social Interaction among Rural Older Adults in Saskatchewan during COVID-19
Can J Aging. 2023 Jul 26:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0714980822000514. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhysical activity and social interaction among rural older adults are important, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions on physical gatherings were placed. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a deeper understanding of rural older adults' experience with physical activity and social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to explore the experience of 10 older adults, 67-82 years of age, from rural communities throughout Saskatchewan. Findings r...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - July 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Laurie Schmidt Shanthi Johnson M Rebecca Genoe Bonnie Jeffery Jennifer Crawford Source Type: research
Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study
Can J Aging. 2023 Jul 26:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000314. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis mixed-methods complementarity study explored family members', friends', and health care providers' perspectives of acceptability of group leisure activities as an intervention for loneliness experienced by older adults living with dementia. A sample of 25 family members, friends, and health care providers of people living with dementia in ON rated the acceptability of group leisure activities (adapted Treatment Perception and Preference questionnaire) and discussed their ratings in an interview. Quantitative (descriptive stati...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - July 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hannah M O'Rourke Nicole Jeffery Brittany Walsh Sheylenne Quark Souraya Sidani Source Type: research
