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SAGE Publications, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 11(41), p. 2362-2373, 2022

DOI: 10.1177/07334648221112425

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Social Citizenship Through Out-of-Home Participation Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia

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Abstract

There is limited empirical knowledge about how older adults living with dementia enact their social citizenship through out-of-home participation. This study aimed: (a) to investigate out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia in four countries and (b) to compare aspects of stability or change in out-of-home participation. Using a cross-sectional design, older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia and without dementia, aged 55 years and over, were interviewed using the Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside the Home questionnaire in Canada ( n = 58), Sweden ( n = 69), Switzerland ( n = 70), and the United Kingdom ( n = 128). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a two-way analysis of variance. After adjustment for age, diagnosis of dementia and country of residence had significant effects on total out-of-home participation ( p < .01). The results contribute to policies and development of programs to facilitate social citizenship by targeting specific activities and places.