 Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC) of older adults with disabilities: Exploration of the experience and its influence twelve months later 
This study documents the influence and the assistance experience of the APIC twelve months after the intervention on the quality of life, mobility habits, functional independence, social participation and leisure of frail older adults. APIC offers personalized assistance for three hours a week for six months during which older adults can participate in social activities according to their interests. A mixed-method design including a pre-experimental component (comparison of pre and post intervention evaluations) and a qualitative descriptive phenomenological approach was used with twelve older adults who participated in the APIC. The Quality of Life Index - the French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment - the Functional Autonomy Measurement System - The Assessment of Life Habits and the Leisure Profile were measured before APIC, as well as immediately after and 12 months later. Twelve months after the intervention, older adults who participated in APIC increased their quality of life and maintained their mobility habits. Moreover, older adults also experienced a decrease in their functional autonomy and social activities and refused to increase frequency of their leisure time. According to older adults, the APIC brought them positive feelings, such as admiration toward attendants, with whom they shared privileged moments. Older adults also raised awareness about their lives and importance of social activities realization.