Assessing preferences for leisure activities of people receiving adult day services: a study protocol for concept mapping and psychometric testing

Abstract

IntroductionLeisure activities appear to be an important factor in maintaining and improving health in old age. To better understand what people want to do when visiting an adult day service (ADS), it is important to systematically assess their preferences. Currently, there is no instrument for assessing preferences for leisure activities for people receiving ADS. Accordingly, the planned study aims to develop or modify and psychometrically test an instrument to assess leisure activities preferences for use with people receiving ADS.Methods and analysisA mixed-method design with a participatory research approach was chosen for this study (Preferences for Everyday Living-Deutschland, PELI-D II). In the first step of this study, leisure activities will be identified on the basis of an evidence map. In the second step, the results from the evidence map will be empirically supplemented, and leisure activities will be categorised and prioritised within a concept mapping approach by people who receive ADS. Subsequently, based on this categorisation, either an instrument that was piloted in a previous study (PELI-D I) will be modified or an instrument with a focus on preferences for leisure activities in ADS will be explored. In the last step of this study, the instrument will be psychometrically tested. Data will be analysed via content analysis as well as descriptive and inferential statistics and statistical tests. The results will be presented in various tables and graphs (eg, pattern matching).Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by the ethics committee of the Witten/Herdecke University (application number 226/2020). The results will be made available to the public at (inter)national conferences, in peer-reviewed articles and in articles for practitioners.

Exploration of the Content and Structure of Preferences for Leisure Activities of People Receiving Adult Day Services Using Concept Mapping

“…Concept mapping is described as a mixed method that relies on an involving and inductive research approach; this method has been proven effective in instrument development ( Rosas & Ridings, 2017 ). Our concept mapping was part of a larger study (2020–2023) conducted in Germany with the aim of developing and psychometrically testing an instrument for assessing the preferences for leisure activities of people receiving ADS ( Rommerskirch-Manietta et al, 2021 ).…”

“…We conducted an ongoing consent approach for the involvement of people receiving ADS in our concept mapping ( Rommerskirch-Manietta et al, 2021 ). A nurse on site at the ADS centers obtained the initial written consent from interested people directly and/or from their legal guardian and forwarded this information to a researcher (M. Rommerskirch-Manietta) via e-mail.…”

“…The interviews were audio recorded and length ranged from 18 to 75 min, with a mean length of 41 min. The interviews were analyzed via reflexive thematic analysis and led to the generation of 80 preferences for leisure activities ( Rommerskirch-Manietta, Purwins, et al, 2023 ).…”

“…This means that people who receive ADS report a shift in their place of leisure from the private domain to the communal ADS environment. This transition is linked to the requirement that ADS providers know about people’s individual leisure activity preferences to creatively address the barriers they face (e.g., decline in physical functioning, stigma, and self-ageism) ( Harrison & Ogden, 2019 ; Jenkin et al, 2021 ) and to satisfy their preferences with preference-based leisure activity programs ( Rommerskirch-Manietta, Purwins, et al, 2023 ).…”

Consulting concepts and structures for people with dementia in Germany: a protocol for a ‘grey-shaded’ scoping review

“…In recent years, different types of methodological approaches have been established for conducting reviews depending on a wide variety of research questions. Examples include systematic reviews and rapid reviews for the (rapid) evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions,1 3–6 scoping reviews and evidence maps for mapping of the current research landscape related to a broad question,2 7–15 realist reviews for the analysis of the underlying theory of programmes or interventions in terms of how these theories are relevant and can explain why a programme or intervention works, is effective or not,16 and integrative reviews with a focus on the analysis and synthesis of qualitative as well as quantitative studies 17–19. More review types are described in the publications by Grant and Booth 20.…”