Search results for "social participation"

Effective communication as a fundamental aspect of active aging and well-being: paying attention to the challenges older adults face in noisy environ…

2016

Successful communication is vital to active aging and well-being, yet virtually all older adults find it challenging to communicate effectively in noisy environments. The resulting discomfort and frustration can prompt withdrawal or avoidance of social situations, which, in turn, can severely limit the range of activities available to older adults and lead to a less active and satisfying lifestyle, and, in some cases, depression. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health’s (ICF) multifactorial model (WHO, 2001), we review the wider aspects of functioning and disability as they relate to hearing difficulties and communication, placing a particular emphasis …

Self-reported life-space mobility in the first year after ischemic stroke: longitudinal findings from the MOBITEC-Stroke project

2023

Abstract Background Life-space mobility is defined as the size of the area in which a person moves about within a specified period of time. Our study aimed to characterize life-space mobility, identify factors associated with its course, and detect typical trajectories in the first year after ischemic stroke. Methods MOBITEC-Stroke (ISRCTN85999967; 13/08/2020) was a cohort study with assessments performed 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after stroke onset. We applied linear mixed effects models (LMMs) with life-space mobility (Life-Space Assessment; LSA) as outcome and time point, sex, age, pre-stroke mobility limitation, stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NIHSS), modified R…

Social participation in shaping their local landscape

2015

Charakter lokalnego krajobrazu w znaczącej części zależy od poziomu świadomości społeczności, która na danym terenie egzystuje. Głównie chodzi tutaj o poczucie własnej wartości kulturowej oraz znajomości chociażby podstawowych zasad ekologicznego korzystania z zasobów krajobrazowych. Głównym celem badań, których wyniki przedstawiono w niniejszym rozdziale było uzyskanie odpowiedzi na ile i w jakim zakresie ankietowani uważają, że mają znaczący wpływ na podejmowane decyzje w dziedzinie szeroko pojętego modelowania otaczającego ich krajobrazu? Stwierdzenie „Myśl globalnie – działaj lokalnie” czy też „Gmina terenem racjonalnego kształtowania krajobrazu” – jak potwierdzają wyniki przeprowadzony…

Jotenkin häiriöks : etnografinen tutkimus sosioemotionaalista erityistä tukea saavista lapsista päiväkotiryhmässä

2014

Social exclusion from peer interaction and relationships in a daycare center a micro-ethnography

2017

This study investigates social exclusion from peer interaction and relationships among children in one Finnish daycare center. Social exclusion is a multifaceted phenomenon that can be encountered as a result of for instance peer exclusion or social withdrawal. Persistent social exclusion can have severe negative consequences. However, social exclusion is also an inevitable part of social life. This study discusses the multiplicity of this phenomenon in one daycare center. This study is a micro-ethnography. I wrote notes and video-recorded the everyday life of two child groups for 12 days. I analyzed the data by revealing how the context partly created the social exclusions occurring there.…

Social Participation Considered as Meaningful in old age − the Perceptions of Senior Housing Residents in Finland

2023

AbstractAs populations across the world age, there is a recognised need for promoting social participation in older adults. Previous studies related to social participation have addressed that interactions perceived as meaningful may improve quality of life in old age. However, what is less clear is the nature of such participation from the perspective of older adults, as the vast majority of studies have been quantitative. The present study aimed to explore what characterises social participation that contributes to a meaningful everyday life, from the viewpoint of independently living Finnish older adults. Thematic analysis was used as an interpretative method drawing on semi-structured i…

Nauka obywatelska (citizen science) – szanse i wyzwania dla ewaluacji

2022

W artykule omówione zostały wartości i wyzwania, jakie niesie rozwój nauki obywatelskiej oraz jej ewaluacja. Na postawie analizy literatury przedstawiono propozycję ramowych kryteriów ewaluacyjnych dla projektów nauki obywatelskiej. Zaprezentowano także możliwości wsparcia projektowania oraz ewaluacji tych projektów dostępne na wybranych platformach internetowych oraz zagrożenia z nimi związane