Engagement in social activities impacts the health outcomes of older adults, especially as
regards mortality and physical and cognitive disability. Participation and its benefits vary by …

Aim This study described and compared participation with community activities and
perceived barriers among middle‐aged and older Canadians by gender and age group (45 …

Social engagement and autonomy are vital for life satisfaction among older adults. We
measured multiple domains of social participation and autonomy in 120 adults over age 55 …

Background. Successful aging encompasses good health, function, and social and other
activity participation as well as overall well-being. Quality of life is a well-being state that …

Objectives: Social participation has been shown to improve health, well-being, and quality of
life in older adults. Previous reviews on social participation have been limited to identifying …

Municipalities can foster the social participation of aging adults. Although making
municipalities age-friendly is recognized as a promising way to help aging adults stay …

Social participation has tremendous implications for the physical and mental health of older
adults. A growing body of Canadian literature has examined social participation among …

Purpose Participation in social and community activities that require leaving one's home is
important to older adults; however, many older adults have difficulty or are unable to leave …

Objective The aim of this research was to segment older people in subgroups with similar
social engagement activity patterns in order to better target public health interventions …

Social participation is effective for preventing functional decline in older people. However,
researchers have not fully explored how different frequencies of social participation by type …