Role of the Physical Environment and Quality of Life amongst Older People in Institutions: A Mixed Methodology Approach

Dahlan, Akehsan; Ibrahim, Syamsul Anwar Sultan; Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.225

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“…Recent research from China and Brazil also support that aesthetic neighbourhoods are associated with improved physical health-related quality of life among Chinese adults aged 30–55 years [11], and are associated with better mental health-related quality of life among the Brazilian population [12]. Additionally, findings from a mixed method study indicate that a pleasant physical environment surrounding a social care institution plays a significant role in enhancing quality of life amongst older people in Malaysia [13]. In respect to walkable neighbourhoods, a review from the United States [19] documented that green environment in respect to walkability was strongly related to the health and well-being of older adults.…”

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“…Previous studies found that the following age-friendly environment factors may be associated with better quality of life, well-being, life satisfaction, or self-rated health among older adults: social environment such as social support from family, friends and neighbours [5,6,7,8], neighbourhood social cohesion [8,9,10,11,12,13], social trust [14,15], an aesthetic neighbourhood or pleasant physical environment [11,16,17,18], a walkable neighbourhood [19,20], neighbourhood service accessibility [5,21,22], perceived neighbourhood security and safety [23,24,25], and neighbourhood crime safety [26,27]. There is a lack of studies in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, investigating age-friendly environments and how these impact quality of life among older adults.…”

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The Role of Age-Friendly Environments on Quality of Life among Thai Older Adults

Tiraphat

Peltzer

Thamma-aphiphol

et al. 2017

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Studies on the significance of age-friendly environments towards quality of life among older adults have been limited. This study aimed to examine the association between age-friendly environments and quality of life among Thai older adults. Cross-sectional interview survey data were collected from 4183 older adults (≥60 years) using multistage stratified systematic sampling from all four regions in Thailand. The outcome variable was the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) scale, while independent variables included sociodemographic factors, having a health problem, and neighbourhood age-friendly environment variables. In multivariable logistic regression, significant age-friendly environments predictors of quality of life included walkable neighbourhood, neighbourhood aesthetics, neighbourhood service accessibility, neighbourhood criminal safety, neighbourhood social trust, neighbourhood social support, and neighbourhood social cohesion. The present study confirms the important role of age-friendly neighbourhoods in terms of physical and social environments towards the quality of life of older adults.

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The Role of Age-Friendly Environments on Quality of Life among Thai Older Adults

Tiraphat

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Thamma-aphiphol

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“…A well-designed garden for the elderly plays an essential role in providing a sense of belonging and encourages the elderly to be more physically active. Dahlan et al (2016) stated in their study that having more greenery, and natural elements in outdoor spaces such as green gardens for the elderly people will promote various experiences. Such as being away and fascinated when residents' go outdoors and that this, in turn, will encourage more frequent visitation and better health.…”

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The Preferences and Requirements of Green Garden Retirement Care of the Elderly: Case Study at RSK Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

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Hussain

Nayan

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The elderly people in retirement homes generally pain from health’s problems, depression, and anxiety. Previous study revealed that the elderly requires high consumption of healthcare facilities. However, in Malaysia, the gap of the built environment for green garden, especially in the existing strategy at planning, design, and implementation of the elderly institutional care is currently lacking and inadequate. Consequently, the elderly usually requires much green or naturals to spend considerable time gardening and therapeutic activities. The green garden can entail and develop their stimulation, increase socialization, and decrease feel of isolation. Therefore, this study investigates the requirements of green garden retirement care for the elderly in supporting their active ageing and preferences design of green garden to improve the quality of life at retirement homes. This study embedded mixed-method designs, including structured interviews with the sixteen (16) residents and four (4) staff at RSK Taiping, Perak. together with observation of senior outdoor survey (SOS) tools. Findings revealed that the requirement of green garden retirement care facilities and location influenced garden usage in the elderly at retirement homes. The design considerations of landscape design on green gardens have been identified to be prominent in preferences for the elderly at retirement homes. The evidence in this study is particularly compelling for the holistic planning, design of the green garden at retirement homes and provides better reflection in future policy for institutional care facilities development.

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“…These issues affect the quality of urban living. According to Dahlan et al (2016) the pleasant physical environment facilitates close relationship building and increases opportunities to socialize and engage in activities. The promotion of relationships within neighbourhood communities can contribute to positive psychological aspects of safety (Naghibi et al, 2015).…”

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Community Expectancy in Urban Farming Participation

Othman

Latip

Ariffin

et al. 2018

AjQoL

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Urban farming is seen as a sustainable practice with the social, economic and urban environment benefits. Despite the efforts by the government, there is lack of public participation in urban farming activities and challenges in sustaining urban farming participants’ interest. The study is aimed at measuring urban farming participation motivations using the Expectancy Theory of Motivation which is made up of three aspects; namely expectancy, instrumentality and valence. This paper describes the findings regarding the expectancy aspect of motivation (measured by using Expectancy theory) in urban farming activity in Malaysia.Keywords: Expectancy, Urban farming, Motivational factor, Sustainable practice.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.157

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Role of the Physical Environment and Quality of Life amongst Older People in Institutions: A Mixed Methodology Approach

Cited by 13 publications

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The Role of Age-Friendly Environments on Quality of Life among Thai Older Adults

The Role of Age-Friendly Environments on Quality of Life among Thai Older Adults

The Preferences and Requirements of Green Garden Retirement Care of the Elderly: Case Study at RSK Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Community Expectancy in Urban Farming Participation

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