The Significance of Social Engagement in Relocated Older Adults
The Significance of Social Engagement in Relocated Older Adults
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732309343956
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Strang, Vicki R.
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作者：
Dupuis-Blanchard, Suzanne;Neufeld, Anne;Strang, Vicki R.
社交网络和社会支持被认为是健康的重要决定因素。搬迁是老年人生活中的一个常见转变，可能会破坏现有的社交网络，并对老年人重建这些网络提出挑战。社会参与是重建社会关系和感觉联系过程的必要组成部分。本研究的目的在于了解一栋高级指定公寓楼的搬迁居民的社会参与经验。数据生成包括与19名老年人的访谈。转录访谈进行了分析，使用主题分析。老年人发展了四种类型的关系，提供安全感，随意的互动，支持的机会和友谊。这项研究的结果提供了一个更好的理解的关系，老年人在一个新的社区发展的社会参与的过程中的结果。
Social networks and social support are recognized as important determinants of health. Relocation is a common transition in older adults' lives that can disrupt existing social networks and challenge seniors to reconstitute these networks. Social engagement is a required component of the process of reconstituting social relationships and of feeling connected. The purpose of this focused ethnographic study was to develop an understanding of the experience of social engagement in relocated residents of a senior-designated apartment building. Data generation included interviews with 19 older adults. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Seniors developed four types of relationships for provision of feelings of security, casual interactions, opportunity to be supportive, and friendship. The findings of this research provide a better understanding of the relationships seniors developed in a new community as a result of the process of social engagement.