Older Adults’ Experiences of Community Mobility in an Indian Metropolis: A Qualitative Study

Ramachandran, Meena; Dsouza, Sebestina Anita

doi:10.1080/02703181.2018.1508170

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“…"Here in the cities young people have forgotten to respect their elders. "[Interview].Similar experiences were reported in a study conducted in India26 , where older adult commuters frequently encountered a lack of concern and indifference, and expressed their frustration and indignation with such behaviour, especially from the younger generation, which led them to feel disrespected and uncared for. A participant from the Indian study reported being told: Everybody is in a hurry!…”

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Community Mobility and Transport Use of Urban Older Adults Who Attend Public Healthcare in Gauteng, South Africa

Biljon

Niekerk

2021

S. Afr. j. occup. ther.

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INTRODUCTION: Older adults with limited socio-economic means, living in South Africa's most densely populated province, Gauteng, have experienced historical restriction and challenges to their freedom of movement. Interviews were conducted with older adults attending public healthcare facilities that offered rehabilitation service in Gauteng, to capture their community mobility experience and the modes of transport they used. These interviews explored the difficulties the older adults experienced and the strategies they employed to overcome them, with an invitation for them to give suggestions for improvement METHOD: An exploratory concurrent mixed methods study design saw 84 rehabilitation clinicians interview 393 older adults who visited public healthcare facilities where the clinicians practiced. The clinicians kept 109 field notes and took part in a cumulative five hours of group discussion. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data through inductive content analysis RESULTS: Walking and mini-bus taxis were the most prominent forms of community mobility. Fiscal and transport poverty, crime and poor infrastructure were barriers participants experienced. Community involvement and leadership accountability were suggested solutions CONCLUSION: The community mobility and transport use realities of older adults, and the rehabilitation professionals who interviewed them, as well as strategies and suggestions to overcome the barriers they experienced should be noted by policy makers and service providers. Strategies are proposed to stimulate further consideration and development Keywords: transport poverty, limited socio-economic means, community involvement, leadership accountability, stake holders, Ubuntu.

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Community Mobility and Transport Use of Urban Older Adults Who Attend Public Healthcare in Gauteng, South Africa

Biljon

Niekerk

2021

S. Afr. j. occup. ther.

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“…Family attitudes also imposed restrictions on older adults to go to out of home places due to various concerns [67]. Non-driving older adults depended on family members for transport [63,64] but the availability and willingness of families to assist affected the possibility [47].…”

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“…Non-driving older adults depended on family members for transport [63,64] but the availability and willingness of families to assist affected the possibility [47]. Personal attitudes also affected older adults' community mobility and they reported disliking being dependent on others for transport [67].…”

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The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review

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Background Unmet community mobility needs of older adults, published since the announcement of the UN sustainable development goals was synthesised to describe the health equity characteristics of research identifying unmet community mobility needs of older adults. Methods Searches were conducted in March and April 2020, 2275 articles were screened and 100 identified for data extraction. Results Findings showed underrepresentation of articles considering rural settings [9%] and originating in the global South [14%]. Gender, disability, education, and transport / driving were identified as key health equity characteristics and only 10 articles provided detail on all four of these. External factors inhibiting community mobility included built environments, service availability, and societal attitudes. Internal factors included finances, fear and apprehension, and functional limitations. Conclusions The need for standardised reporting of participant characteristics in the community mobility of older adults was highlighted. These characteristics are required by research consumers to judge equity dimensions, and the extent to which findings represent minority or marginalised groups. 15 after the UN pledge to reduce inequalities, peer reviewed primary research does not reflect a global drive to end discrimination, exclusion and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people behind.

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“…A related qualitative study in Hong Kong observed that older persons sometimes feel excluded and disrespected in diverse spaces of their everyday lives, including restaurants and markets (Sun et al ., 2018). These deviant attitudes have been found to undermine the social and physical mobility of older persons in India (Ramachandran and Dsouza, 2018). This situation arises because older persons often possess passive capability (especially, physically) to manage their environment (Sun et al ., 2018), and an added ridicule and sense of exclusion only exaggerates their perceived marginalisation and discourages their willingness to engage in productive activities (Webber et al ., 2010).…”

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Productive engagement and ageing in productivist welfare regimes: questing for an age-friendly city in Hong Kong

Wen¹,

Mok²,

Amoah³

2021

Ageing and Society

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The population aged 65 years and above in Hong Kong is projected to rise from 15 per cent in 2014 to 38.4 per cent in 2069. Therefore, the quest for creating age-friendly conditions and the promotion of active ageing has become a priority for the Hong Kong Government and stakeholders in the city. Using a cross-national comparative framework for productive engagement in later life, this article examines the predictors of productive engagement (perceived voluntary engagement) in two districts (the Islands and Tsuen Wan) of Hong Kong – a typical productivist welfare regime in Asia. Data were collected through a social survey to ascertain the perception of an age-friendly city and active ageing in 2016 and 2018 from 1,638 persons aged 60 years and older. The results indicate some differences in the perception of the key determinants in both districts, but the factors associated with productive engagement were consistent, namely social atmosphere, social provisions and the built environment. The findings are discussed within the broader discourse on social gerontology, age-friendly cities and productivist welfare regimes.

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Older Adults’ Experiences of Community Mobility in an Indian Metropolis: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 9 publications

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Community Mobility and Transport Use of Urban Older Adults Who Attend Public Healthcare in Gauteng, South Africa

Community Mobility and Transport Use of Urban Older Adults Who Attend Public Healthcare in Gauteng, South Africa

The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review

Productive engagement and ageing in productivist welfare regimes: questing for an age-friendly city in Hong Kong

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