Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC): A promising intervention for increasing mobility, accomplishment of social activities and frequency of leisure activities in older adults having disabilities

Levasseur, Mélanie; Lefebvre, Hélène; Levert, Marie-Josée; Lacasse-Bédard, Joanie; Desrosiers, Johanne; Therriault, Pierre-Yves; Tourigny, André; Couturier, Yves; Carbonneau, Hélène

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2016.01.001

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“…This study is part of a larger research program exploring the APIC's impact on older adults with disabilities [16] and its feasibility [29], and used a qualitative method using a phenomenological approach. This approach helps describe a person's experience, i.e.…”

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“…Of the ten attendants who previously participated in the APIC [16], six enrolled for the current study and gave their free and informed written consent. The other four attendants declined to participate, two of them expressing time limitations and the other two a lack of interest.…”

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“…Nevertheless, it is possible to develop, adapt, and, while meeting older adults' needs, implement social participation interventions in the community. Among these interventions, a rather innovative one is the Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC; in French: Accompagnement-citoyen Personnalisé d'Intégration Communautaire), which has recently been adapted for older adults with disabilities [16].…”

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“…Results from this adaptation have shown that the older adults increased their functional independence, their sense of accomplishment, their satisfaction with social participation, and the frequency of their leisure activities after the APIC. The attendants allowed the older adults to share moments and accomplish social activities [16]. Although the personalized assistance in the APIC demonstrated an important role in guiding and supporting older adults through their projects to improve their independence and their satisfaction with their personal choices [19], little is known about personalized assistance and its bene ts.…”

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Attendants’ experience with the Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC)

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2020

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Background To promote healthy aging, the social participation needs of older adults must be better met. Previous studies have shown the benefits of the Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC), but few explored its influence on attendants. This study explored the assistance experience of attendants when providing the APIC to older adults with disabilities. Methods A qualitative design inspired by a phenomenological approach was used with six female attendants who participated in individual interviews. Results The APIC attendants felt useful, developed meaningful relationships with their older adults, and improved their self-knowledge. Attendants had the opportunity to reflect on their lives and self-aging. They contributed to older adults’ functional independence, motivation, and participation in social activities. Attendants encountered challenges related to withdrawn behavior in older adults, such as refusing to participate in activities. Conclusions Considering the identified benefits of the APIC for attendants, further studies should explore personalized assistance to preserve older adults’ health.

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“…Les résultats de ces études indiquent qu'après six à douze mois d'intervention les participants sont plus satisfaits de la réalisation de leurs activités sociales (Lefebvre et al, 2013;Levasseur et al, 2016). Spécifiquement chez les aînés en perte d'autonomie, l'APIC a permis d'améliorer leur mobilité, leur participation sociale et leur fréquence de pratique de loisirs (Levasseur et al, 2016). Actuellement, l'APIC est principalement disponible dans le cadre de recherches et, par conséquent, n'est pas implanté en contexte réel.…”

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Pré-implantation de l’Accompagnement-citoyen personnalisé d’intégration communautaire (APIC): Adaptabilité, collaboration et financement, les déterminants d’une implantation réussie

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This study aimed to identify the facilitators and barriers to as well as the feasibility of Implementing Personalized Citizen Assistance for social participation (IPCA) in older adults with disabilities living in the community. The IPCA is a three-hour, weekly follow-up achieved by trained and supervised non-professional assistants that aims to increase engagement in social and leisure activities of people living with disabilities. An action research study was conducted with 16 people from the community. The adaptability of the IPCA, the presence of scientific evidence, the acknowledgement of a need for such an intervention, as well as expertise and collaboration, were the main facilitators in implementation of the IPCA. Meanwhile, funding, associated with an unfavorable political and economic context, was a barrier. Overall, the majority of the participants perceived that the IPCA could be offered in the community by volunteers. This new knowledge will facilitate the implementation of IPCA or other similar interventions.

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The Application of Salutogenesis for Social Support and Participation: Toward Fostering Active and Engaged Aging at Home

Levasseur

Naud

2022

The Handbook of Salutogenesis

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In this chapter, the authors discuss some important aging factors that could increase the likelihood of a stronger sense of coherence (SOC): aging at home, participation, and social support. In his last paper, Aaron Antonovsky (1993) highlighted an example of an intervention among older people, living in their homes, who refused to accept help. He suggested that if researchers had been guided by the salutogenic question of “how to strengthen the comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness of elders,” their intervention research could have been much more sophisticated and rich. The authors are addressing this call. In this chapter, they analyze how social support, active participation, mobility, and other factors can strengthen SOC in old age. They also bring some examples of individual and community programs that are already operating within this salutogenic orientation.

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Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC): A promising intervention for increasing mobility, accomplishment of social activities and frequency of leisure activities in older adults having disabilities

Cited by 36 publications

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Attendants’ experience with the Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC)

Attendants’ experience with the Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC)

Pré-implantation de l’Accompagnement-citoyen personnalisé d’intégration communautaire (APIC): Adaptabilité, collaboration et financement, les déterminants d’une implantation réussie

The Application of Salutogenesis for Social Support and Participation: Toward Fostering Active and Engaged Aging at Home

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