“Why would I want to go out?”: age-related vision loss and social participation
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RÉSUMÉ La participation sociale, un élément déterminant du vieillissement en santé, est souvent liée négativement par une perte de vision à l’âge (PVA). Cette étude de théorie ancrée visait à comprendre la participation sociale comme un processus négocié dans la vie quotidienne par les adultes âgés souffrant de PVA. Les entrevues, les agendas audio et les cartes de la vie-espace ont servi à recueillir des données avec 21 aînés dans deux villes de l’Ontario. Les données, qui ont été analysées par induction, ont indiqué un modèle transactionnel du processus de négocier la participation sociale dans le contexte. Ce modèle illustre comment les caractéristiques et les ressources de l’environnement, les compétences et les habiletés, et les risques et les vulnérabilités interagissent avec les valeurs et les priorités d’affecter si et comment la participation sociale s’est produite dans le cadre de la vie quotidienne. Les conclusions soulignent plusieurs façons dont la recherche et les services s’adressant à la participation sociale des personnes âgées qui donnent signe de souffrir de la PVA ont besoin de développer, en particulier en ce qui concerne les caractéristiques de l’environnement et les ressources, le risque, et la priorisation de l’indépendance.
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- Authors
- Laliberte Rudman, D., Gold, D., McGrath, C., Zuvela, B., Spafford, M. M., & Renwick, R.
- Affiliations
- CNIB Foundation (CA)
- Western University (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Venue
- Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2016-10-18
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 465-478
- ISSN
- 0714-9808 (ISSN-L)
- 1710-1107
- OpenAlex
- W2532275512
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 3.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ir.lib.uwo.ca
- Licence
- Locations
- Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Keywords
- age-related vision loss, social participation (health and rehabilitation), older adults, transactional model, everyday life, environmental characteristics, independence, vulnerability, aging in place, audio diaries
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Social Environment, Vision Disorders, Mobility Limitation, Social Participation
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