Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders
Background Fostering social participation for active and healthy ageing among older adults is an urgent issue in a changing society that requires new approaches from occupational therapists as well as from society at large.Aim To explore possibilities to foster social participation for older adults...
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| description | Background Fostering social participation for active and healthy ageing among older adults is an urgent issue in a changing society that requires new approaches from occupational therapists as well as from society at large.Aim To explore possibilities to foster social participation for older adults in society from the perspective of stakeholders.Material and methods A qualitative design was applied. 18 key informants, engaged in supporting older adults in their organisational roles as either professionals or volunteers, participated in five different focus groups discussions.Results The results involved two overarching themes that reflects different perspectives on key informants’ possibilities to foster social participation for older adults. The first theme describes how they direct their attention towards their roles within the organisations to foster social participation in their own context. The second theme describes the broader societal perspectives that they address to establish a common ground for collaboration and knowledge-sharing among different stakeholders.Conclusions The findings emphasise how addressing common challenges and developing collaboration are essential to foster older adults’ social participation. It is therefore necessary to involve policy-makers and decision-makers. Occupational therapists and researchers should consider the value of occupational justice to drive collective and social approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3e742debae04532bc7bab5a574801802025-01-24T17:53:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy1103-81281651-20142024-12-0131110.1080/11038128.2024.2384405Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholdersMaria Löfgren0Anneli Nyman1Ellinor Larsson2Gunilla Isaksson3Department of Health, Education and Technology, Occupational Therapy, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Health, Education and Technology, Occupational Therapy, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Health, Education and Technology, Occupational Therapy, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Health, Education and Technology, Occupational Therapy, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenBackground Fostering social participation for active and healthy ageing among older adults is an urgent issue in a changing society that requires new approaches from occupational therapists as well as from society at large.Aim To explore possibilities to foster social participation for older adults in society from the perspective of stakeholders.Material and methods A qualitative design was applied. 18 key informants, engaged in supporting older adults in their organisational roles as either professionals or volunteers, participated in five different focus groups discussions.Results The results involved two overarching themes that reflects different perspectives on key informants’ possibilities to foster social participation for older adults. The first theme describes how they direct their attention towards their roles within the organisations to foster social participation in their own context. The second theme describes the broader societal perspectives that they address to establish a common ground for collaboration and knowledge-sharing among different stakeholders.Conclusions The findings emphasise how addressing common challenges and developing collaboration are essential to foster older adults’ social participation. It is therefore necessary to involve policy-makers and decision-makers. Occupational therapists and researchers should consider the value of occupational justice to drive collective and social approaches.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2384405Active ageinghealthy ageingoccupational justiceprofessionalssocial inclusionvolunteers |
| spellingShingle | Maria Löfgren Anneli Nyman Ellinor Larsson Gunilla Isaksson Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Active ageing healthy ageing occupational justice professionals social inclusion volunteers |
| title | Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders |
| title_full | Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders |
| title_fullStr | Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders |
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| title_short | Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders |
| title_sort | fostering social participation among older adults perspectives of stakeholders |
| topic | Active ageing healthy ageing occupational justice professionals social inclusion volunteers |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2384405 |
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