Language and Culture in the Caregiving of People with Dementia in Care Homes - What Are the Implications for Well-Being? A Scoping Review with a Welsh Perspective

Social Exclusion Among Official Language Minority Older Adults: A Rapid Review of the Literature in Canada, Finland and Wales

“…The use of the Welsh language has been reported to play a central part in the Welsh identity and community cohesion, and Welsh-speaking older adults have reported that the ability to use one's own language feels more comfortable and "homely", for example, in service situations (Burholt & Naylor, 2005;Hughes et al 2009). Connections between linguistic barriers and social isolation were made in previous research (Martin et al 2018). According to a study investigating linguistically and culturally congruent care for Welsh-speaking older adults with dementia, the absence of linguistic congruity in the care environment might have led to social isolation, which further increased the risk for depression, decreasing quality of life and hampered self-confidence (Martin et al 2018).…”

“…A number of studies were categorized in several domains of social exclusion, as was the case when studies focused on all three domains or for example on both the participation and societal domains (e.g. Dupuis-Blanchard et al, 2015;Martin et al, 2018).…”

“…Connections between linguistic barriers and social isolation were made in previous research (Martin et al 2018). According to a study investigating linguistically and culturally congruent care for Welsh-speaking older adults with dementia, the absence of linguistic congruity in the care environment might have led to social isolation, which further increased the risk for depression, decreasing quality of life and hampered self-confidence (Martin et al 2018). One of the Welsh studies focused on the integration of English-speaking minorities into Welsh communities.…”

“…Although exclusion from social and health care services from a linguistic perspective has been acknowledged (e.g. Martin et al, 2018), the social exclusion of older official linguistic minority groups still seems to play a subordinate role in the social gerontology literature (Walsh et al, 2017). A review of existing social exclusion literature amongst older official linguistic minorities will, therefore, make a fruitful contribution to this line of research and add to the understanding of the complexity and plurality of the ageing experience.…”

Sundanese Phonological Interference Into Arabic Language in Ketapang Society

“…In fact, nowadays the society also accept mother tongue in several languages (phonological, syntactic, semantic and textual) (Azechi, 2016). Martin also revealed that culture and language cannot be separated from social interaction (Martin et al, 2019). As revealed by Banban, all ethnic groups have multiple identities and mechanisms in language (Banban, 2018).…”