Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme

Sabatini, Serena, Martyr, Anthony, Gamble, Laura D., Jones, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-9134, Collins, Rachel, Matthews, Fiona E., Knapp, Martin, Thom, Jeanette M., Henderson, Catherine, Victor, Christina, Pentecost, Claire and Clare, Linda 2023. Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme. Social Science & Medicine 317 , 115603. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115603

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Abstract

Rationale Research exploring social, cultural, and economic capital among people with dementia is scarce. Objective We describe levels of social, cultural, and economic capital in people with dementia at baseline and levels of social and cultural capital 12 and 24 months later. We identify groups of people with dementia having different combinations of capital and explore whether the identified groups differ in personal characteristics at baseline and in quality of life (QoL), satisfaction with life (SwL), and well-being over time. Method Baseline, 12-months, and 24-months data from 1537 people with dementia (age, mean = 76.4 years; SD = 8.5; Alzheimer's Disease = 55.4%) enrolled in the IDEAL cohort were analyzed. Social (interactions with friends, civic participation, social participation, neighborhood trust, social network), cultural (education, cultural participation) and economic (annual income) capital, QoL, SwL, well-being, and personal characteristics were assessed. Results Compared to people their age, people with dementia reported slightly lower frequency of interactions with friends, social networks and social support, civic and cultural participation, education, and annual income. However, social engagement, cultural participation, and annual income are low among British older adults. Latent profile analysis identified four groups that, based on their levels of social, cultural, and economic capital were named socially and economically privileged (18.0% of participants); financially secure (21.0% of participants); low capital (36.9% of participants); and very low capital (24.1% of participants). Latent growth curve models showed that over time QoL, SwL, and well-being remained largely stable for all groups. Compared to the low capital group, the socially and economically privileged and financially secure groups had higher QoL and well-being whereas the group with very low capital had poorer QoL, SwL, and well-being. Conclusions New policies and efforts from the government, philanthropic foundations, the voluntary and primary care sectors are needed to address social, cultural, and economic disadvantage among people with dementia.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0277-9536
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 January 2023
Date of Acceptance:	6 December 2022
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 19:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/155582

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