The age–friendly cities characteristics from the viewpoint of elderly

Khoddam, Homeira; Dehghan, Mehran; Sohrabi, Ahmad; Modanloo, Mahnaz

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1098_20

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“…Main threats to age-friendly systems identified at the person level were differences in individual perceptions and acceptance of roles and importance 48,54,86 of champions (e.g., advocates) and partnerships 77 and need to educate service providers to support older adults. 57 Main threats to age-friendly systems identified at the system level were readiness for change, 48,51 adapting to needs of older adults, 36,56,85,89 community 44,63,68,77,78,82 and health system 31,62,66,81 barriers, challenges in poor/developing areas, 84,88 and additional COVID-19 related barriers. 28…”

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“…(2) interpersonal connectedness, 42 community, 63,70 and participation 52,89 in age-friendly systems; (3) organizational integration and planning, 39,42,48,51,91,93 characteristics, 47,48 collaboration, 82 funding 41,77,78 ; and (4) environmental fit, 36,40,70 transportation and access, 61,85,87,89,92 jurisdiction, 63 and built environment. 34,37,44,56,89…”

Section: Structural Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rural age‐friendly ecosystems for older adults: An international scoping review with recommendations to support age‐friendly communities

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Background and Aims: The population of older adults in rural areas is rising, and they experience higher rates of poverty and chronic illness, have poorer health behaviors, and experience different challenges than those in urban areas. This scoping review seeks to (1) map the state of the science of age-friendly systems in rural areas regarding structural characteristics, processes for delivering age-friendly practices, and outcomes of age-friendly systems, (2) analyze strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats of age-friendly system implementation, and (3) make person, practice, and policy-level recommendations to support active aging and development of age-friendly communities.Methods: An international scoping review was conducted of articles that used agefriendly framing, had a sample age of 45 years of age or older, self-identified as rural, and reported empiric data. Searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, AgeLine,

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Rural age‐friendly ecosystems for older adults: An international scoping review with recommendations to support age‐friendly communities

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“…These results are inconsistent with other studies in areas with similar economic conditions but different climates. A study on age-friendly cities in a cold semi-arid climate zone concluded that the most significant factor in public transportation was seats for the elderly and special facilities for the disabled, and the amount of public transportation was not discussed [68]. Another study on the travel behaviour of the elderly in a tropical rainforest climate zone showed that the majority of the elderly (62.46%) travelled by private transportation, followed by public transportation (20.47%) [69].…”

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Effect of Environmental Planning on Elderly Individual Quality of Life in Severe Cold Regions: A Case Study in Northeastern China

Han

2022

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With the development of urbanization and the ageing population, the improvement of the urban environment and the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly in cities with a cold climate have become critical issues to be addressed. However, only a few studies have focused on this aspect. According to a review of the literature, the contents of the built environment (BE) in severe cold regions are defined as thirteen key factors of four categories (density, environmental aesthetics, outdoor environment, and accessibility) and the QOL of old people consists of three aspects (residential, health, and social satisfaction). This study explores how BE variables are associated with the QOL of older adults by using ordered logit and gologit2 models. The data consist of the results of 1945 questionnaires from field surveys in 11 different residential areas, across two cities in northeastern China. The results show: (1) Walkability in winter, distance to a public park of 400–1000 m, outdoor shelters and seating, less than five buses available, and a mixture of evergreen and deciduous trees are five of the most important variables of BE that have a significant positive impact on QOL compared with other climatic regions; (2) “Pocket parks” and pedestrian walkway safety are appropriate approaches to improve wellbeing under local economic conditions. For public transportation, metro and rail transit systems are encouraged, and some rules are needed to reduce the number of buses in harsh weather conditions; (3) Compared with spatial distribution in other climates, the scope of a 15 min city should be less than 1km in severe cold areas. From the findings, we conclude that there are six possible pattern languages to improve the urban environment, and they can provide information for further study on environmental planning in severe cold regions.

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“…[ 2 ] Nowadays, due to the increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility in the world, aging has turned into a global phenomenon. [ 3 ] Based on the World Health Organization, the elderly population will touch 2 billion by 2050. Therefore, the elderly population has the fastest population growth rate among different age groups and approximately, two-thirds of all the elderly people live in developing countries.…”

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Concept development of “Aging in place”: Application of hybrid model

Modanloo

Barati

Khoddam

2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT There are various methods and services which help elders protect their independency and ability and take care. Like aging in place (AIP), that is a home and community-based model. Despite its importance, this concept is still ambiguous and there is no comprehensive definition for it. This study aims to clarify and conceptualize the meaning of AIP and to develop a context-based definition. In this qualitative study, the concept was developed using a hybrid model during three theoretical phases, fieldwork and final analysis. In the theoretical phase, 30 selected articles, following a systematic search in Web of sciences-Scopus-PubMed databases using the keywords “Aging in place”, “Aging at home” and “Aging in community”, during 2000–2019 were screened and analyzed. After providing the working definition, the fieldwork phase directed qualitative content analysis was performed on interviews conducted with seven eligible elderly. Finally, in the final phase, after comparing the findings of the previous two phases, the final definition was presented. The results of the hybrid model extracted and identified various definitions of AIP and attributes, antecedent and consequences of AIP. attributes included; independency, belonging to the place, maintaining network, living in one’s own home and community, safety, comfort, non-institutionalization, first preference, and life routines continuity. Antecedents included; health, physical environment, financial ability, socialization, information support, technology, AIP antecedent prediction, community services and transportation. Finally, Consequences included; Individual acceptability and community acceptability. Also final definition was provided. If the AIP and its related factors are known and provided so that elders can stay in their homes, then they do not have to choose a nursing home and thus stay out of the community. As a result, following the AIP, both the elderly and community will be satisfied.

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The age–friendly cities characteristics from the viewpoint of elderly

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Rural age‐friendly ecosystems for older adults: An international scoping review with recommendations to support age‐friendly communities

Rural age‐friendly ecosystems for older adults: An international scoping review with recommendations to support age‐friendly communities

Effect of Environmental Planning on Elderly Individual Quality of Life in Severe Cold Regions: A Case Study in Northeastern China

Concept development of “Aging in place”: Application of hybrid model

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