“This is Slowly Becoming my Interest…”: The Understanding of Leisure and Preferences for Leisure Activities of People Receiving Adult Day Services

Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Christina Manietta, Daniel Purwins, Kimberly Van Haitsma, Katherine M. Abbott, Martina Roes

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Abstract

Currently it is unknown what people receiving adult day services (ADS) understand as leisure and the activities they prefer remain unknown. To address these gaps, we investigated the understanding of leisure of people receiving ADS. We conducted semistructured interviews with 15 people receiving ADS in Germany. Interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The sweet bitter symphony emphasizes the sensations that shape participant’s understanding of leisure. Young, wild & free! describes the types of preferred activities. Is this our last tango? refers to the barriers. Anchors aweigh! the [ongoing] voyage describes the process by which leisure is transferred from private domain to the ADS environment. The beginning is the end is the beginning illustrates the paradox of understanding the ADS as offering a form of leisure and the adaptation to engage in nonpreference-based activities. Our findings indicate the importance in offering leisure activities that enable preference-based engagement in the ADS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)210-227
Number of pages18
JournalResearch on Aging
Volume46
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Social Psychology
  • Health(social science)
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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