Evidence Base for the Future of Nursing Homes: Special Issue

Bishop, Christine E.; Degenholtz, Howard B.

doi:10.1093/geroni/igac039

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“…Focusing on requiring care in older age as a possible life transition, for example, due to symptoms of dementia, home- and community-based services such as adult day services (ADS) provide support for older people to age in place ( Sadarangani, Chong, et al, 2021 ), which satisfies their preference to avoid moving into a nursing home ( Bishop & Degenholtz, 2022 ). To facilitate this, ADS centers offer professional healthcare services (e.g., medication management) and activities (e.g., bingo) that are expected to maintain and/or promote the health and well-being of people receiving ADS and those close to them (e.g., relatives, friends) ( Liu et al, 2022 ; Orellana et al, 2020 ).…”

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

Rommerskirch-Manietta,

Bergmann,

Manietta

et al. 2023

The Gerontologist

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Background and Objectives Providing preferred leisure activities appears to be an important approach to support and empower people receiving adult day services (ADS) allowing them to age in place. To provide the conceptualization for a preference instrument, we actively involved people receiving ADS in exploring the content and structure of their preferences for leisure activities. Research Design and Methods We chose a concept mapping methodology and involved 16 people receiving ADS. We systematically reviewed the literature and conducted semi-structured interviews to generate a set of 80 preferences. Analysis of structuring these preferences resulted in a three-dimensional cube with 12 clusters. A graphical representation was then interpreted, and the clusters were labeled. Results Our conceptualization divides preferences for leisure activities into the following: 1. Take a trip, 2. Revel in memories and catch up on the news (most important), 3. Do something for yourself and come to rest, 4. Play intelligence and parlor games, 5. Make/produce and try something alone or in a group, 6. Keep fit and cheer others on in sports (least important), 7. Learn, educate, and share knowledge, 8. Have contact with other people, 9. Attend at entertainment, cultural and amusement events, 10. Enjoy music, your homeland, or other countries, 11. Engage in outdoor activities and 12. Get involved, offer support and provide companionship. Discussion and Implications Our results may lead to the development of instruments and thus opens the field for further research and theory building on preferences for leisure activities of people receiving ADS.

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