A 10-YEAR SCOPING REVIEW OF PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AMONG HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS

Received 2023-07-07; Accepted 2023-09-08; Published 2023-09-15

Authors

  • Akehsan Dahlan Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Syamsul Anwar Sultan Ibrahim Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Ghazali Masuri Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Erna Faryza Mohd Poot Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Nur Atiqah Azman Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Tengku Mohd Asri Tengku Makhtar School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
  • Harnisha Haidhir Seremban Health Clinic, Rehabilitation Unit, Seremban, Malaysia.
  • Nora Hamid Occupational Therapy Department, Hospital Putrajaya, Jalan P9, Presint 7, 62250 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.sp2023no2.28

Abstract

This scoping review aims to explore the current evidence regarding participation in social activities among healthy
older adults and the types of social activities. The Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases were used to
search for potential studies published from 2013 to 2023, and 24 studies met our inclusion criteria. The findings
revealed variability in the types and number of social activities utilized in the included studies. This review has
identified three main categories of social activities: formal social activities, informal social activities, and online
social activities. Formal social activities can be further categorized into four sub-categories: participation in religious
activities, participation in senior citizen clubs or senior centers, participation in education classes or programs, and
participation in community groups, associations, or organizations. On the contrary, informal social activities can be
categorized into seven sub-categories: connecting with family or relatives, connecting with friends, connecting with
the community, participating in leisure activities, participating in outdoor activities, participating in indoor activities,
and participating in physical activities. In conclusion, this review has identified critical and up-to-date evidence on
social activities participated in by healthy older adults. With the growing attention on promoting successful aging,
the results gathered from this review can significantly inform various community stakeholders in planning strategies to cultivate social participation among this population group.

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Published

2023-09-15

Issue

Special Issue 2 (2023): Postgraduate Research Colloquium

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Research article

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