Introduction To promote active and healthy ageing, it is important to foster social
participation. Although well positioned to do so, few community occupational therapists …

Aim The term “meaningful activity” is widely used in policy, practice and the research
literature. However, definition and use of the term is unclear and inconsistent. A concept …

Aims Older adults in affordable senior housing often experience chronic illness and unmet
health care needs. This review describes studies reporting the characteristics and primary …

Objectives Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find,
understand and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions …

Background The delivery of rehabilitation services for hard-to-reach populations (eg,
refugees) is highly complex. There is a need for evidence-based approaches to deliver …

Background The use of meaningful activities promotes health and well-being. There is no
study with a healthy adult Spanish population that tries to determine how people engage in …

Introduction Facilitating engagement in meaningful activities is a key intervention in the
recovery process of people with serious mental illness. This study validates the use of the …

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions regarding falls prevention
programs for community-dwelling older adults offered in a specific geographic area. Method …

This article is part of a series in Nursing Older People exploring the nursing care of people
living with advanced dementia. When someone with advanced dementia can no longer …

Self-transcendence is a developmental process inherent in late life that shapes one's
perspective on self, others, the material world, and the spiritual or existential dimension. Self …