Older Adults’ Views of the Connections between Neighbourhood Built Environment and Health in Singapore

Bhuyan, Rashed; Yuen, Belinda

doi:10.1007/s12062-021-09328-4

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“…In a recent review of research focusing on age-friendly neighbourhoods in Singapore, Yuen and colleagues [112] observed that such research is in its nascent stage, with very limited studies investigating older adults' everyday lived experience and perception of their built environment. According to Bhuyan and colleagues [113], most of such studies focused on either the physical or the social environment, with only limited research investigating both dimensions concurrently and holistically. Only a handful of these studies included some yet limited aspects of older adults' perception and sensory assessment as part of larger investigations.…”

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“…Such results correspond to some recent local studies which observed the connection between environmental conditions, going out and outdoor behaviour, and physical, psychological and social well-being of elderly residents (e.g., [ 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 ]). For instance, in their qualitative study, Bhuyan and Yuen [ 120 ] concluded that older adults tend to associate safety and pedestrian-friendly features with physical health, public amenities with social well-being, and aesthetic appeal and wayfinding with mental health.…”

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A Study of Older Adults’ Perception of High-Density Housing Neighbourhoods in Singapore: Multi-Sensory Perspective

Trivic

2021

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Associated sensory and cognitive declines progress with ageing and profoundly impact the daily living and quality of life of older adults. In the context of an increased ageing population globally, this paper outlines an exploratory study of socio-sensory properties of two high-density housing neighbourhoods in Singapore and the ways senior local residents perceive their familiar built environments. This study employed exploratory on-site exercises with 44 student researchers (including sensory photo-journeys, documentation of sensory properties and daily activity patterns), and 301 socio-perceptual surveys with local residents, the majority of whom were older adults. The findings reveal important aspects related to sensory assessment and appreciation (e.g., crowdedness, noise, smell, cleanliness), walking experience (e.g., safety, wayfinding) and overall satisfaction with the neighbourhood (e.g., available public amenities, opportunities for inter-generational bonding), some of which correlated with age and reported health condition. Multi-sensory assessment shows the capacity to inform more integrated, empathetic, ability-building and context-specific ageing-friendly neighbourhood design.

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A Study of Older Adults’ Perception of High-Density Housing Neighbourhoods in Singapore: Multi-Sensory Perspective

Trivic

2021

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“…In addition to causing the patients' own mental suffering, depressive mood can trigger a host of other health problems, such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which further lead to secondary comorbidities and make many families face great challenges financially and mentally. Factors such as [6] illiteracy [7], marital status [8], unhealthy lifestyle habits [9], surrounding environment [10,11], built environment [12], subject behavior, and [13] neighborhood [14,15] are capable of significantly influencing health status.…”

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Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Perception on the Health Status of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Study Based on CFPS 2020 Data

Liu

You

2023

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Health risks and hazards caused by the environment have long been one of the most important public issues of concern to the state, society, and the public. At the same time, population aging is becoming a global issue, and residents’ health is the most important component of people’s livelihood, and residents can only pursue other rights and interests if they can protect their own health. Therefore, based on the micro data from the fifth round of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this paper uses binary logistic regression with propensity score matching (PSM) to analyze the effect of environmental perception on the health status (including mental health and physical health) of middle-aged and older adults. It was found that environmental perceptions significantly affect the depressive state and sickness status of middle-aged and older adults. Among them, middle-aged and older adults who were female, of rural households, with low education and relatively low income were more affected by environmental shocks on their health. Therefore, we should pay attention to the mental and physical health of middle-aged and older adults and change the existing design concept of aging policy: the government should formulate effective policies and increase corresponding social support; and society and families should also give corresponding care and encourage middle-aged and older adults to exercise more and provide reasonable psychological guidance.

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“…According to the Seventh National Population Census in 2020, 190 million adults in China are 65 years and older, representing 13.5% of the total population. Due to older adults' decreased physical mobility, their reliance on their daily living surroundings intensifes, making them more vulnerable to certain features of, or changes to, the built environment [2][3][4].…”

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Understanding the Relationship between Neighbourhood Built Environment and Older Adults’ Health from the Perspective of Housing Differentiation

Qin,

Choi,

Dou

et al. 2024

Health & Social Care in the Community

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Studies have revealed an association between the built environment and the health of older adults. However, few studies distinguish between the objective and perceived built environments and explore their associations with older adults’ health, especially when considering housing differentiation. Drawing on a survey of 426 older adults in ten residential neighbourhoods in Dongfeng Township, Beijing, this study employed structural equation modelling and the Kruskal–Wallis test to analyse the relationship between the built environment of different housing types and older adults’ health. The findings revealed that the objective and perceived environments were significantly associated with older adults’ health, with physical activity and social interactions as mediating factors. The perceived built environment mediates the relationship between the objective built environment and older adults’ health. Moreover, it was observed that the relationship between the built environment and older adults’ health varied depending on housing type, which is a crucial reflection of spatial non-stationary in the relationship between health and environment. Therefore, the varying impacts of different housing types on older adults’ health should not be overlooked when developing planning and other policies for aging-friendly cities.

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Older Adults’ Views of the Connections between Neighbourhood Built Environment and Health in Singapore

Cited by 14 publications

References 39 publications

A Study of Older Adults’ Perception of High-Density Housing Neighbourhoods in Singapore: Multi-Sensory Perspective

A Study of Older Adults’ Perception of High-Density Housing Neighbourhoods in Singapore: Multi-Sensory Perspective

Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Perception on the Health Status of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Study Based on CFPS 2020 Data

Understanding the Relationship between Neighbourhood Built Environment and Older Adults’ Health from the Perspective of Housing Differentiation

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