TY  - JOUR
AU  - Knecht, Hanna Lea
AU  - Rodriguez, Francisca Saveria
TI  - Social engagement in dementia: Activities, motivation, support, barriers, and increasing aspects.
JO  - Journal of Alzheimer's disease
VL  - 109
IS  - 4
SN  - 1387-2877
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - IOS Press
M1  - DZNE-2026-00211
SP  - 1874 - 1883
PY  - 2026
AB  - BackgroundSocial engagement has been connected to better psychological well-being, improved QoL, and resilience to neuropathological changes. Yet, little is known about the details of social engagement in dementia, which could inform effective interventions.ObjectiveWith this study, we aimed at providing information on social engagement of people with dementia (PWD), given by proxies and PWD.Methods501 people actively involved in dementia care in Germany (86
KW  - Humans
KW  - Dementia: psychology
KW  - Female
KW  - Male
KW  - Motivation
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Aged
KW  - Social Participation: psychology
KW  - Social Support
KW  - Germany
KW  - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW  - Quality of Life: psychology
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Adult
KW  - Alzheimer's disease (Other)
KW  - dementia (Other)
KW  - non-pharmacological interventions (Other)
KW  - psychosocial interventions (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:41568939
C2  - pmc:PMC12894425
DO  - DOI:10.1177/13872877251411341
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/285345
ER  -