A Systematic Review of Factors Influencing Social Participation of Older Adults
Keywords:
Aging, Influencing factors, Older people, Social participation, Systematic reviewAbstract
Social engagement has many benefits for health of older adults. The literature describes that personal and environmental factors may act as facilitators or obstacles for levels of social participation of older people. The objective of this systematic review was to examine social participation types most engaged among older people and to analyze factors influencing the social participation of these people. Published articles written in English from 2006 to 2016 were searched from electronic databases, including ScienceDirect, PubMed, and CINAHL databases. The keywords combination used in the search strategy were: social participation, social engagement, social activity, and factors, and aging, or older persons. Ten articles were selected for final review based on defined eligibility criteria.
The literature revealed that community-based activities were more engaged by older people than individual-based activities. In addition, factors influencing participation in social of older people were health status, and a friendly environment, whereas it was still unclear whether sociodemographic factors were correlated with participation in social of older people. The literature highlighted that more rigorous studies are needed to examine the correlation between factors and social participation of older people. Nurses need to work with others to support and educate significant people regarding friendly environments for older people so that they can engage in social activities, either community- based or individual-based.
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