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The Significance of Social Engagement in Relocated Older Adults

Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard

University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Anne Neufeld

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Vicki R. Strang

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Social networks and social support are recognized as important determinants of health. Relocation is a common transition in older adults’ lives that can disrupt existing social networks and challenge seniors to reconstitute these networks. Social engagement is a required component of the process of reconstituting social relationships and of feeling connected. The purpose of this focused ethnographic study was to develop an understanding of the experience of social engagement in relocated residents of a senior-designated apartment building. Data generation included interviews with 19 older adults. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Seniors developed four types of relationships for provision of feelings of security, casual interactions, opportunity to be supportive, and friendship. The findings of this research provide a better understanding of the relationships seniors developed in a new community as a result of the process of social engagement.

Key Words: aging • attachment/bonding • ethnography • focused • health • determinants of • nursing • community • older people • relationships

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 19, No. 9, 1186-1195 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309343956
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