Social participation is a modifiable determinant for health and wellbeing among older
people; however, social participation is increasingly dependent on technology use. This study
investigated social participation in relation to Everyday Technology use and social deprivation of
the living environment, among older people with and without dementia in the United Kingdom.
Sixty-four people with dementia and sixty-four people without dementia were interviewed using
standardized questionnaires: The Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside Home Questionnaire
and Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire. A mixed methods approach integrated statistical
analyses and content analysis of free-text responses, through data visualizations. Small, statistically
significant associations were found between social participation and Everyday Technology use outside
home, for participants with dementia (Rs = 0.247; p = 0.049) and without dementia (Rs = 0.343;
p = 0.006). A small, statistically significant association was identified between social participation
and social deprivation in the living environment, among only participants with dementia (Rs = 0.267,
p = 0.033). The content analysis and graphical joint display revealed motivators, considerations that
require extra attention, and strategies for managing social participation. The results underline how
Everyday Technology use can be assistive to social participation but also the need to consider social
deprivation of the living environment, especially among people with dementia