Optimizing older adult mental health in support of healthy ageing: a pluralistic framework to inform transformative change across community and healthcare domains

S Horgan, J Prorok, K Ellis, L Mullaly… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper describes a pluralistic framework to inform transformative change across
community and healthcare domains to optimize the mental health of older adults in support …

Communication challenges in social isolation, subjective cognitive decline, and mental health status in older adults: a scoping review (2019–2021)

RS Koszalinski, B Olmos - Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Through an evolutionary concept analysis, social isolation (SI) was defined as lack
of social belonging and engagement with others, minimal number of social contacts, and …

Understanding capacity and optimizing meaningful engagement among persons living with dementia

CL Kemp, AA Bender, JC Morgan, EO Burgess… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Meaningful engagement is a key dimension of quality of life among persons living with
dementia, yet little is known about how to best to promote it. Guided by grounded theory …

Choral singing and dementia: Exploring musicality as embodied and relational accomplishment

AP Smith, R Kampen, T Erb, SWS MacDonald… - Journal of Aging …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explored the impact of participation in Voices in Motion (ViM), an
intergenerational community choir program that involved persons with dementia, care …

[HTML][HTML] “Live Gerontology”: Understanding and Representing Aging, Loneliness, and Long-Term Care Through Science and Art

BB Neves, J Wilson, A Sanders, R Kokanović… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This article proposes an expansive conceptualization of gerontological research by
engaging with a “live gerontology” that combines sciences and arts to better understand and …

Embodied prevention

G Kempermann - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Evidence-based recommendations for lifestyles to promote healthy cognitive aging
(exercise, education, non-smoking, balanced diet, etc.) root in reductionistic studies of …

Playing remotely in times of crisis: a program to overcome social isolation

L Brandão, MA Bauer, AN Haas… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aims to examine the feasibility of an intergenerational remote
intervention program designed to promote the wellbeing and social connection of vulnerable …

Embodied leisure experiences of nature-based activities for people living with dementia

S Owen, S Page, K Ledingham, S Price… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose This article adopts an embodiment lens to explore the individual leisure
experiences of people living with dementia when engaging in nature-based pursuits. It …

Dance wherever you are: The evolution of multimodal delivery for social inclusion of rural older adults

A Kosurko, RV Herron, A Grigorovich, RJ Bar… - Innovation in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Older adult social inclusion involves meaningful
participation that is increasingly mediated by information communication technology and in …

Movement, music, and connection: older adults' experiences of community dance

V Paglione, SJ Kenny, MH McDonough… - … , Adaptation & Aging, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research explored how participation in community dance supports older adults' aging
journey through a theoretical framework of successful aging, physical literacy, and …