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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31741| Title: | The dementia-nature-inclusivity nexus and the needs of people living with dementia |
| Authors: | Stapley, S Page, S Wheat, H Owen, S Ledingham, K Price, S Connell, J Quinn, C Opdebeeck, C Victor, C Clare, L |
| Keywords: | dementia;carer;outdoor leisure;accessibility;inclusion |
| Issue Date: | 11-Nov-2024 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Citation: | Stapley, S. et al. (2025) 'The dementia-nature-inclusivity nexus and the needs of people living with dementia', Ageing and Society, 45 (8), pp. 1497 - 1519. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X24000199. |
| Abstract: | Understanding how to improve the physical and cognitive accessibility of visitor economy businesses and organisations wanting to offer nature-based outdoor pursuits for people with dementia is key to supporting their inclusion and agency. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences, needs and preferences of people with dementia participating in nature-based outdoor pursuits in their leisure time. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 people with dementia and 15 family members and subjected to thematic analysis. Four themes related to inclusion for people with dementia and their family members reflected diversity in individual needs and preferences for engaging with nature-based outdoor pursuits, their own adaptations to maintain access including accommodating risk, how cognitive and physical accessibility can be supported by businesses, and which practical and psychosocial barriers prevent inclusion. Learning from people with dementia and their family members has helped bridge the gap to their inclusion in nature-based outdoor pursuits. Their insights will inform the development of such pursuits by businesses and organisations as well as future work into risk decision-making. Understanding how to improve the physical and cognitive accessibility of visitor economy businesses and organisations wanting to offer nature-based outdoor pursuits for people with dementia is key to supporting their inclusion and agency. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences, needs and preferences of people with dementia participating in nature-based outdoor pursuits in their leisure time. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 people with dementia and 15 family members and subjected to thematic analysis. Four themes related to inclusion for people with dementia and their family members reflected diversity in individual needs and preferences for engaging with nature-based outdoor pursuits, their own adaptations to maintain access including accommodating risk, how cognitive and physical accessibility can be supported by businesses, and which practical and psychosocial barriers prevent inclusion. Learning from people with dementia and their family members has helped bridge the gap to their inclusion in nature-based outdoor pursuits. Their insights will inform the development of such pursuits by businesses and organisations as well as future work into risk decision-making. |
| Description: | Data: Qualitative data will be deposited with ESDS Qualidata within 3 months of study completion. On project completion, selected data will be deposited with the University's Institutional Repository, Open Research Exeter (ORE). |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31741 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X24000199 |
| ISSN: | 0144-686X |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Sally Stapley https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5538-8717 ORCiD: Stephen Page https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-4561 ORCiD: Hannah Wheat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-6254 ORCiD: Steve Owen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-8316 ORCiD: Katie Ledingham https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-4331 ORCiD: Stephan Price https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-628X ORCiD: Joanne Connell https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3428-6233 ORCiD: Catherine Quinn https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-853X ORCiD: Carol Opdebeeck https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0402-0984 ORCiD: Christina Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-3974 ORCiD: Linda Clare https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3989-5318 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments |
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