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© The Author(s) 2020. Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) are one way in which people living with dementia can be supported to be active, engaged and valued citizens. Quantitative evaluations of the experiences of those with dementia living within these communities are scarce. This article reports findings from a survey of people living with dementia on their experience of living in a DFC. Two-hundred and forty people living with dementia completed a cross-sectional survey in six DFCs across England. Around half of respondents reported they were aware they were living in a DFC. Being aware of living in a DFC was associated with taking part in leisure activities (p = 0.042), community centre attendance (p = 0.009), being involved in organised activities or groups (p < 0.001), feeling understood (p = 0.008), and feeling valued for their own contributions to the community (p = 0.002). This study illustrates the contribution that surveys can make in facilitating the expression of views and experiences of people living with dementia. Awareness of living within a DFC is associated with greater involvement in, and belonging to, the wider community.
Author(s): Darlington N, Mathie E, Mayrhofer A, Goodman C, Arthur A, Woodward M, Killett A, Thurman J, Buckner S, Lafortune L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Dementia
Year: 2021
Volume: 20
Issue: 5
Pages: 1711-1722
Print publication date: 01/07/2021
Online publication date: 08/10/2020
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 29/03/2021
ISSN (print): 1471-3012
ISSN (electronic): 1741-2684
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301220965552
DOI: 10.1177/1471301220965552
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