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| Factors predicting civic engagement among older adult nursing home residents | | Author(s) | Skye N Leedahl, Alicia M Sellon, Naomi Gallopyn |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation and Aging, vol 41, no 3, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 197-219 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Citizenship ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Group activities ; Elections ; Participation ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined civic engagement participation among older adult nursing home residents and determined resident characteristics that predict group membership, resident council participation, informal volunteering, and voting. Residents (N = 139) in some 30 nursing homes in northeast Kansas answered questions from standardised surveys during in-person interviews. The most common civic engagement activity was membership in social or community groups. Logistic regression results showed that emotional well-being and social support predict group membership and resident council participation. Age and activities of daily living (ADLs) predict volunteering. Study findings suggest that community groups could make use of residents in their efforts, and that future research should determine supports and adaptations for increasing civic engagement among residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180126220 A |
| Classmark | IKC: GHH: HW: VLE: TMB: KX: LHB: 3DQ: 7T |
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