Factors inhibiting social activities among adult daycare users

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aimed to identify factors that inhibit the social activities of adult daycare users. [Participants and Methods] Based on participation in social activities, we categorized adult daycare users into two groups; socially active and inactive. Using a questionnaire, the socially inactive group were surveyed for their reasons for non-participation in social activities. Factor analysis was conducted to determine the structure of the reasons for the lack of social activity in the socially inactive group. Factors inhibiting social activities were identified. [Results] A three-factor structure was derived for the reasons of the lack of social inactivity in the socially inactive group. The three factors were mobility-, hearing-, and psychology-related. [Conclusion] These three aspects of inhibitors should be recognized, and comprehensive interventions that address them simultaneously are necessary.