Table 1.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Studies that consider people living with dementia or their caregivers	Studies related to health conditions other than dementia.
Research addressing social inclusion and social participation	Research that did not include strategies to support social participation or social inclusion
Articles related to dementia friendly communities	Articles that do not specifically reference “dementia friendly communities”
Participants of all ages were considered	Research which focused on formal healthcare organizations, institutions or hospital care
Research addressing people with dementia in their personal residential house
All study designs (qualitative and quantitative studies as well as informal community reports)	Non-English publications
All publications prior to July 2020