2024 Volume 3 Article ID: 2023_012_OA
【Aim】 To develop a typology of activity patterns of social participation among long-term care older adults, and to examine the differences in contextual factors and functions these patterns.【Methods】 The subjects were 190 older adults, aged 65 years or older, who were implementing social participation among home-visit rehabilitation users. The following six components were used to assess social participation: (1) organizational activities, (2) leisure activities, (3) activities with friends, (4) household roles, (5) activities with family, and (6) day care. Statistical analysis was conducted using latent class analysis to typology social participation and compare characteristics by activity patterns.【Results】Four classes with different characteristics were identified. Class 1: Leisure activity type (33.7%) consisted of men in cohabiting households with high ambulatory ability and the highest proportion of leisure activities. Class 2: Home activity type (24.7%) consisted of women in cohabiting households with moderate ambulatory ability, who were more active in household roles and with family. Class 3: High activity type (13.7%) consisted of women in single-person households with high ambulatory ability and IADLs and had the highest number of social participations. Class 4: Resource-using type (27.9%) consisted of men in cohabiting households with low overall functioning and had the highest proportion of day care services and activities with family.【Conclusions】To achieve effective support for social participation among older adults in long-term care, it is important to understand contextual factors and functions, as well as identify feasible patterns of social participation.
