Table1.
Articles reviewed in the study
| Title | Authors/Years | Definition | Antecedents | Consequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Participation in Very Old Age Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Findings From BASE | Levasseur and et al/ 2011 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | ||
| Social networks, social participation and self-perceived health among older people in transitional Kosovo | Jerliu and et al/ 2014 | Health Behavior Management | ||
| Neighborhood resources and social participation among older adults results from the VoisiNuage Study | Richard and et al/ 2013 | The actions in which an individual shares some resources with others. | ||
| The portrayal of older people’s social participation on German prime-time TV advertisements | Kessler and et al/ 2009 | Active participation in small societies, such as communication with friends; or in large societies, such as employment | ||
| IImportance of proximity to resources, social support, transportation and neighborhood security for mobility and social participation in older adults: results from a scoping study | Levasseur and et al/ 2015 | person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | A high level of social support and satisfaction with these supports, access to local resources and facilities, availability of services to meet daily needs, and appropriate weather conditions | Social mobility, improving the quality of life, protection against cognitive impairment, reducing mortality rate |
| Daytime sleepiness: a risk factor for poor social engagement among the elderly | Lee and et al/ 2013 | No sleep disorder, hearing and cognitive impairment | ||
| Environmental factors associated with social participation of older adults living in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas: The NuAge Study. American journal of public healt | Levasseur and et al/ 2015 | person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | Having a driver’s license, the number of years of staying at home | |
| Does social participation by the elderly reduce mortality and cognitive impairment? Aging & mental health | Hsu/ 2007 | Sharing community-based individual resources | ||
| Accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation of older adults: association with quality of life and best correlates. Quality of Life Research. | Levasseur/ 2010 | Active engagement in the society and individual satisfaction with these interactions | ||
| Coping strategies and social participation in older adults. Gerontology | Demers Levasseur and et al/ 2008 | Social roles and daily activities are valued by the individual and her social cultural environment. | Improving adaptation strategies | |
| Identification and feasibility of social participation initiatives reducing isolation and involving rural older Canadians in the development of their community | Clément and et al/ 2017 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | Physical and psychosocial well-being, life satisfaction, increasing self-esteem | |
| Association between social participation and hypertension among older people in Japan: the JAGES Study | Yazawa and et al/ 2016 | Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension | ||
| Social participation and dental health status among older Japanese adults: a population-based cross-sectional study | Takeuchi and et al/ 2013 | engagement in social activities | Improving oral health | |
| The effect of widowhood on older adults’ social participation an evaluation of activity, disengagement, and continuity theories | Utz and et al/ 2002 | Decreasing suicide, creating and maintaining individual identity | ||
| Does social participation improve self-rated health in the older population? A quasi-experimental intervention study | Ichida and et al/ 2013 | Good health conditions | Improving the general health | |
| Community engagement: an essential component of well-being in older African-American adults | Tiernan and et al/ 2013 | Absence of racial tensions | ||
| Barriers to social participation among lonely older adults: The influence of social fears and identity | Goll and et al/ 2015 | Engagement in interpersonal interactions outside the home | High self-esteem, age compatibility, appropriate social economic status, and lack of age discrimination in society | |
| The effect of social engagement on incident dementia | Saczynski and et al/ 2006 | Maintaining social communication and engagement in social activities | ||
| Social engagement in the elderly | Wang/ 2009 | Literary | ||
| Social participation among older adults living in medium-sized cities in Belgium: the role of neighbourhood perceptions | Buffel and et al/ 2013 | Social development | ||
| Social participation and healthy ageing: a neglected, significant protective factor for chronic non communicable conditions | Holmes and et al/ 2011 | Protecting the body against a wide range of physical and mental ailments, facilitating the process of healing, improving self-care | ||
| Social participation among older adults not engaged in full-or part-time work is associated with more physical activity and less sedentary time | Kikuchi and et al/ 2017 | Increasing physical activity, maintaining cognitive function, reducing mortality | ||
| Everyday Life in the Suburbs of Berlin: Consequences for the Social Participation of Aged Men and Women | Giesel and et al/ 2015 | Absence of racial tensions | ||
| Social participation and the prevention of decline in effectance among community-dwelling elderly: a population-based cohort study | Tomioka and et al/ 2015 | Individual engagement in formal and informal group activities | Reducing the likelihood of a disability to do daily activities | |
| The impact of obesity on the social | Zettel and et al/ 2008 | Interacting with other people in the society and spending time with them | ||
| Social participation predicts cognitive functioning in aging adults over time: comparisons with physical health, depression, and physical activity | Bourassa and et al/ 2015 | Promoting self-efficacy, self-esteem, belonging, and attachment | ||
| The Study of Relationship Between Social Participation and Quality of Life of Old People Who Are Member of Senior Association of Tehran City in 2011 | Moradi and et al/ 2013 | Maintaining social order | ||
| An analysis of structural relationship among achievement motive on social participation, purpose in life, and role expectations among community dwelling elderly attending day services | Sano and et al/ 2016 | Social activity in the social environment | The motivation to succeed more | |
| Is social engagement linked to body image and depression among aging women? | Sabik/ 2017 | Various activities carried out in social settings | ||
| Factors related to low social participation in older adults: findings from the Fibra study, Brazil | Pinto and et al/ 2017 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | high level of social support, under 80 years of age | |
| Occupational therapists’ contributions to fostering older adults’ social participation: A scoping review | Turcotte and et al/ 2018 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | Reduced health care costs, improving the quality of life, | |
| Influence of social participation on life satisfaction and depression among Chinese elderly: Social support as a mediator | Li and et al/ 2017 | improving the mental health and cognitive function | ||
| Social participation and health over the adult life course: Does the association strengthen with age? | Ang/2018 | Health-related behavioral formation, Promoting self-esteem, Improving functional status, | ||
| Social Engagement and Health Findings From the 2013 Survey of the Shanghai Elderly Life and Opinion. | Zhang/ 2015 | Social interactions and participation in productive activities. | Absence of limited social norms | Helping in order to maintain personal identity and create meaning and purpose |
| Social participation, willingness and quality of life: A population-based study among older adults in rural areas of China | He and et al/ 2017 | Spending time on social interactions with others | Maintaining social identity, improving the quality of life, decreasing depression, preventing cognitive decline | |
| Neighborhood Disorder, Perceived Social Cohesion, and Social Participation Among Older Americans: Findings From the National Health & Aging Trends Study | Latham and et al/ 2018 | Engagement in formal and informal social roles | A high level of trust, communication, security and social cohesion Lack of physical abnormalities in the neighborhood, including crime and a large number of empty houses, garbage, and wall murals | |
| Association Between Social Participation and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults | Tomioka and et al/ 2018 | Interacting in social groups | ||
| Social capital, social participation and life satisfaction among Chilean older adults | Ponce and et al/ 2014 | Existence of social policies in relation to social participation of elderly people, high level of social participation of other members of the family | Increasing life satisfaction | |
| Types of social participation and psychological distress in Japanese older adults: A five-year cohort study | Amagasa and et al/ 2017 | Reducing depression symptoms, improving the quality of life and cognitive function, reducing disease and mortality | ||
| The role of social participation and walking in depression among older adults: results from the VoisiNuAge study. | Julien and et al/ 2013 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | Reducing depression symptoms | |
| Social participation and mortality among older adults in Singapore: does ethnicity explain gender differences? | Ang/ 2018 | Person’s involvement in activities that provide interaction with others in the community | A barrier to the negative effects of stress, strengthening the common norms related to health promotion behaviors, developing a sense of mastery in health behaviors | |
| Social participation and maintaining recommended waist circumference: Prospective evidence from the English longitudinal study of aging | Kouvonen and et al/ 2011 | Improving physical and mental status, improving memory performance, and preventing dementia | ||
| Active Social Participation and Mortality Risk Among Older People in Japan Results From a Nationally Representative Sample | Minagawa and et al/ 2015 | Reducing the risk of death, psychological distress, and physical problems | ||
| Social participation and older adults’ sleep | Chen and et al/ 2016 | Sharing resources with other society members | High level of professional and educational resources of the society | Increasing material and social support, having access to essential health information |
| Social participation of older adults in Quebec | Desrosiers and et al/ 2004 | Essential social roles for well-being and health | ||
| Staying connected: neighbourhood correlates of social participation among older adults living in an urban environment in Montreal, Quebec | Richard and et al/ 2009 | Homeownership, housing satisfaction | ||
| Social Participation and Cognitive Decline Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Community-based Longitudinal Study | Tomioka and et al/ 2018 | Engagement and interacting in social groups | Increasing social support, increasing body resistance to diseases, improving the physiological function of the body, improving synaptic density and nerve growth, maintaining cognitive function, and promoting thinking strategies. | |
| The relationship between wealth and loneliness among older people across Europe: Is social participation protective? | Niedzwiedz and et al/ 2016 | Reducing the feelings of loneliness | ||
| Influence of Social Engagement on Mortality in Korea: Analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging | Kim and et al/ 2016 | Improving functional status, reducing mortality rate | ||
| Social engagement and health literacy decline during ageing in a longitudinal cohort of older English adults | Kobayashi and et al/ 2014 | Increasing health literacy | ||
| The association between social participation and cognitive function in community-dwelling older populations: Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study at Taisetsu community Hokkaido | Sakamoto and et al/ 2016 | Social cohesion, improving the health indicators of aging, reducing the burden of disease and disability in elderly people | ||
| Changes in social participation and volunteer activity among recently widowed older adults | Donnelly and et al/ 2010 | Increasing the self-confidence | ||
| Relationship between social participation and general health among the elderly | Yazdani and et al/ 2014 | Interacting with the society so that the community benefits from individual actions and the individual benefits from services and resources in the society | ||