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ArticleThe journal of nursing home research sciences2021

Group Activity Participation in Relation to Contextual Isolation of United States Nursing Home Residents Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

Bill M Jesdale, Carol A Bova, Attah K Mbrah, Kate L Lapane

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  3. Prevalent Diagnosed Depression in Relation to Contextual Isolation Among Nursing Home Residents in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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Bill M JesdaleDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Carol A BovaGraduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Attah K MbrahDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Kate L LapaneDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.

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Social Connectedness and Social Isolation in Nursing Home ResidentsR01AG071692 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Kate L Lapane · 2021 to 2026
$4.1M
University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceTL1TR001454 · NCATS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LEWIS, BRIAN C · 2015 to 2024
$3.6M
Non-malignant Pain in Nursing Home ResidentsR01NR016977 · NINR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LAPANE, KATE L · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001454NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071692NINR NIH HHS R01 NR016977
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Abstract

Background: Residents of nursing homes frequently report loneliness and isolation, despite being in an environment shared with other residents and staff. Objective: To describe, among long-stay US nursing home residents living with Alzheimer's disease and/or related dementias (ADRD), group activity participation in relation to contextual isolation: living in a nursing home where fewer than 20% of residents share socially salient characteristic(s). Design: A cross-sectional evaluation of group activity participation in relation to contextual isolation across 20 characteristics based on demographic characteristics, habits and interests, and clinical and care dimensions. Setting: US nursing homes. Participants: We included 335,421 residents with ADRD aged ≥50 years with a Minimum Data Set 3.0 annual assessment in 2016 reporting their preference for group activity participation, and 94,735 with participation observed by staff. Measurements: We identified 827,823 annual (any anniversary) assessments performed on nursing home residents in 2016, selecting one at random for each resident, after prioritizing the assessment with the least missing data (n=795,038). MDS 3.0 item F0500e assesses resident interest in group activities. Results: When considering all potential sources of contextual isolation considered, 30.7% were contextually isolated on the basis of a single characteristic and 13.7% were contextually isolated on the basis of two or more characteristics. Among residents reporting importance of group activity, 81% of those not contextually isolated reported that group activity participation was important, as did 78% of those isolated on one characteristic, and 75% of those isolated on multiple characteristics. Among residents with staff-observed group activity participation, 64% of those not contextually isolated reported were observed participating in group activities, as were 59% of those isolated on one characteristic, and 52% of those isolated on multiple characteristics. Conclusion: Residents with ADRD facing contextual isolation placed less importance on group activity than residents who were not contextually isolated.

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Alzheimer’s diseasedementianursing homessocial isolation

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PMCPMC12052338

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