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dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Jane M.en_UK
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Granten_UK
dc.contributor.authorPemble, Catherineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Rogen_UK
dc.contributor.authorStrachan, Kimen_UK
dc.contributor.authorThorburn, Sheilaen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-05T00:00:16Z-
dc.date.available2020-08-05T00:00:16Z-
dc.date.issued2020en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/31508-
dc.description.abstractPeople with dementia often report experiencing a ‘shrinking world’ connected with reduced opportunities to access physical and social spaces. This article applies the framework of social health (Dröes et al., 2017; Huber et al., 2011) as a theoretical lens through which to consider how inclusive walking groups can facilitate access to places and spaces to support people with dementia to remain connected in their communities. Findings are reported from walking interviews and focus group discussions with people with dementia, family carers, volunteers and walk leaders who participated in a national programme of dementia-friendly walking groups in Scotland. Thematic analysis of the data demonstrates that participation has a positive impact on social health, supporting people living with dementia to fulfil their potential, to engage in meaningful activity and to manage both their condition and their wider lives. Benefits include providing a context for continuing social participation and relationships for people with dementia and family carers. Additionally, groups provide a safe space where people with dementia can walk with autonomy and help to reinforce a sense of capacity and agency. Wider implications include the role of walking groups in fostering interdependencies between people with dementia and their wider communities by promoting an enabling ethos of dementia ‘inclusiveness.’ The benefits of developing an inclusive and supportive approach to involving people living with dementia in walking groups could extend more broadly to the wider community, with such initiatives acting as a catalyst for growing levels of social participation.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCogitatioen_UK
dc.relationRobertson JM, Gibson G, Pemble C, Harrison R, Strachan K & Thorburn S (2020) "It Is Part of Belonging": Walking Groups to Promote Social Health amongst People Living with Dementia. Social Inclusion, 8 (3), pp. 113-122. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i3.2784en_UK
dc.rights© Jane M. Robertson, Grant Gibson, Catherine Pemble, Rog Harrison, Kim Strachan, Sheila Thorburn. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction of the work without further permission provided the original author(s) and source are credited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectdementiaen_UK
dc.subjectcommunityen_UK
dc.subjectenvironmenten_UK
dc.subjectinclusionen_UK
dc.subjectoutdoorsen_UK
dc.subjectsocial healthen_UK
dc.subjectwalkingen_UK
dc.title"It Is Part of Belonging": Walking Groups to Promote Social Health amongst People Living with Dementiaen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.17645/si.v8i3.2784en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleSocial Inclusionen_UK
dc.citation.issn2183-2803en_UK
dc.citation.volume8en_UK
dc.citation.issue3en_UK
dc.citation.spage113en_UK
dc.citation.epage122en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.citation.date31/07/2020en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationDementia and Ageingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationDementia and Ageingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationDementia and Ageingen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000556940400011en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85090664158en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1649662en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-5973-957Xen_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-8249-4697en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5397-9254en_UK
dc.date.accepted2020-04-29en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-04-29en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2020-08-04en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorRobertson, Jane M.|0000-0001-5973-957Xen_UK
local.rioxx.authorGibson, Grant|0000-0001-8249-4697en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPemble, Catherine|0000-0002-5397-9254en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHarrison, Rog|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorStrachan, Kim|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorThorburn, Sheila|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2020-08-04en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2020-08-04|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameRobertson-etal-SocialInclusion-2020.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source2183-2803en_UK
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