What matters in development and sustainment of community dementia friendly initiatives and why? A realist multiple case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia friendly communities (DFCs) are seen as key to participation of people with dementia and carers. Dementia-friendly initiatives (DFI) are important building blocks for the growth of DFCs. Therefore, it is essential to understand how DFIs are developed and sustained to secure the growth of DFCs. This study identifies contextual factors and mechanisms that influence the development and sustainment of Dutch DFIs. It also explains how these contextual factors and mechanisms are interrelated and the outcomes to which they lead.

Methods

Mixed methods, namely interviews, observations, documentation and focus groups, were used for this realist multiple case study. Participants were professionals (n = 46), volunteers (n = 20), people with dementia (n = 1) and carer

SUBMITTER: Thijssen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature