Engagement in Meaningful Activities Among Older Adults With Disability, Dementia, and Depression

Participation and active engagement in meaningful activities is beneficial to the emotional and physical well-being of older adults.1,2 Meaningful activities are enjoyable activities that are associated with personal interests.2,3 Functional limitations, cognitive impairment, and depression may diminish the ability to participate and engage in meaningful activities and place older adults at higher risk of loss of identity and well-being.3 This study explored the association between disability, dementia, and depression and engagement in meaningful activities in a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling adults 65 years and older.