Tina Junge, Gitte Thybo Pihl, Carsten Kronborg Bak, Søren Thorgaard Skou
Co-designing municipal multimorbidity rehabilitation leveraging health literacy and social networks: Protocol for the CURIA study
Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity
agefriendly environments intend promote active ageing facilitating social mental physical participation could potentially delay onset chronic complex conditions enabling people live longer independently home prevent loneliness study investigates communitybased living environment norway called helgetun aims explore facilitate active ageing chose ethnographic approach consisting observation informal conversations indepth semistructured interviews 15 residents 11 female 4 male ages 6284 analysed data using reflexive thematic analysis developed three themes facilitating active ageing living environment maintaining selfidentity experiencing growth development feeling sense belonging themes related physical activity levels social engagement overall satisfaction living environment maintaining selfidentity concerned getting new role life well access meaningful activities experiencing growth development involved exposed new activities learning new skills experiencing mastery lastly feeling sense belonging meant feeling safe part group well receiving social support help feeling social connectedness safety reflected experience covid19 pandemic felt relatively unaffected suggesting way living could increase reliance among age group flexible structure adapting core needs individual resources residents facilitate active ageing communitybased living environments findings contribute growing evidence environments increase social physical engagement whilst reducing social isolation loneliness findings may particularly relevant norwegian contextwhere older adults less dependent family careand meant grounding points policymakers reflect upon designing future senior living