Gashi, Shkumbin; Kaspar, Heidi; Grosse Holtforth, Martin (2023). Personal benefits of older adults engaging in a participatory action research (PAR) project. Journal of aging studies, 67, p. 101192. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jaging.2023.101192
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Participatory action research (PAR) is the process of conducting research with people rather than for them and is perceived as an empowering activity for older adults who participate in it. However, there is little evidence that outlines and explains the reasons why older adults engage in PAR. Thus, the aim of this study was to better understand the personal benefits for older adults participating in PAR. We based our study on the experiences of four older adults who volunteered for CareComLabs, a Swiss-based PAR project, for more than two years. A constructivist grounded theory design was used to explore the benefits of participating in CareComLabs by conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews. The analysis yielded four categories of personal benefits of participating in CareComLabs: (a) enriching relationships; (b) broadening horizons for older age; (c) keeping in touch with one's profession; and (d) interacting in a nurturing community. Our findings may have implications for policies and frameworks focused on the identification of the potential of participatory action research as a community resource.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology > Centre of Competence for Psychosomatic Medicine 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Grosse Holtforth, Martin |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1879-193X |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
29 Nov 2023 11:11 |
Last Modified: |
03 Dec 2023 02:31 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jaging.2023.101192 |
PubMed ID: |
38012949 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Aging in place Co-researchers Older age Participatory action research Social participation |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/189518 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/189518 |
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