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

Tiraphat, Sariyamon; Peltzer, Karl; Thamma-aphiphol, Kriengsak; Suthisukon, Kawinarat

doi:10.3390/ijerph14030282

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“…The sense of community ownership and involvement in site planning and management, social activities [7,32,39,42,65,79,80,83,86,[103][104][105][106] Social class [23] Social support/ community life facilities and services [40,51,54,63] Education, learning, employment and volunteering, [40] Social capital/ social trust/ Social cohesion [63] Cultural Environment…”

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Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

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Background: "Active aging" is an inclusive term and has been defined from a variety of aspects in different domains throughout the literature. The aim of this review was to identify those aspects that play significant roles in building this concept using an ecological approach. Methods: In this study, seven online databases, including JSTOR, Pub-Med, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO, and Scopus, were searched from 2002 to 2018 for both qualitative and quantitative articles published in English. Two reviewers independently found the related articles using the search terms "active aging" and "built environment" and included both "ageing" and "aging". Results: Of 1500 records which passed the screening stage, 92 were eligible for inclusion in the review. A total of 15 subthemes were derived: (1) personal characteristics, (2) behavioral attitude, (3) land use, (4) access, (5) physical form, (6) cityscape/city image, (7) public open spaces, (8) housing, (9) social environment, (10) cultural Environment, (11) economic environment, (12) good governance, (13) physical health, (14) mental health, and (15) social health. Ecological themes of active aging can be defined as the 5P model: person, processes, place, prime, and policymaking. Conclusions: The results of this study can shed light on different aspects of active aging. Also, the results emphasized the significance of the multidimensional nature of active aging, micro (person), meso (process), and macro systems (place and policymaking), based on health (prime) environments. Moreover, the results were based on the relationships between the person and the environment at the individual, interpersonal, and environmental levels, which can be used to conduct future studies and develop policies on aging populations.

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Section: Placementioning

confidence: 99%

Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

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“…However, the methodology used in the studies has met with some criticism [20] which points out that the surveys conducted may not be well suited to reflect the views of the elderly [45,46]. Despite initiatives to improve the adequacy of cities for the elderly, there is a paucity of empirical research exploring their role in elderly persons' life satisfaction [47,48] and few studies assessing how the characteristics of cities can influence the well-being of this age group [49,50].…”

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Evaluation of an Age-Friendly City and Its Effect on Life Satisfaction: A Two-Stage Study

Flores

Caballer

Alarcón

2019

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Due to the ageing of the world’s population, age-friendly cities are emerging to promote active ageing by optimising opportunities for health, participation and safety, in order to improve the quality of life of older people. Despite initiatives in different countries, there is a lack of empirical research exploring their impact on older people. The objective of this study is to evaluate an age-friendly city by analysing its relationship with life satisfaction, taking into account the age cohort variables of the elderly and whether they live alone or with someone else. A two-stage study, in which 66 subjects participated in the qualitative analysis (focus groups) in Stage I and 203 of the quantitative analysis (survey methodology) or Stage II. Despite the differences found in the different groups of elderly persons, for all of them the domains of outdoor spaces and buildings, and community support and health services, are significantly related to life satisfaction, with the latter showing itself to be a predictor of such satisfaction. It is important to take into account the different groups of elderly persons, so as to be able to establish suitable specific actions. This study aims to make a contribution to the development of public policies that influence the life satisfaction of the elderly.

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“…A high grip strength is strongly associated with preserved mobility [ 25 ], higher activities of daily living [ 26 , 27 ] and decreased disability [ 28 , 29 ]. Beside the effects of physical well-being, health-related quality of life is influenced by environmental and social factors [ 30 ]. Well working social networks and social contacts enhance wellbeing and health-related quality of life during old age [ 6 , 17 , 31 , 32 , 33 ].…”

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Grip Strength as an Indicator of Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age—A Pilot Study

Musalek

Kirchengast

2017

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Over the last century life expectancy has increased dramatically nearly all over the world. This dramatic absolute and relative increase of the old aged people component of the population has influenced not only population structure but also has dramatic implications for the individuals and public health services. The aim of the present pilot study was to examine the impact of physical well-being assessed by hand grip strength and social factors estimated by social contact frequency on health-related quality of life among 22 men and 41 women ranging in age between 60 and 94 years. Physical well-being was estimated by hand grip strength, data concerning subjective wellbeing and health related quality of life were collected by personal interviews based on the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. Number of offspring and intergenerational contacts were not related significantly to health-related quality of life, while social contacts with non-relatives and hand grip strength in contrast had a significant positive impact on health related quality of life among old aged men and women. Physical well-being and in particular muscle strength—estimated by grip strength—may increase health-related quality of life and is therefore an important source for well-being during old age. Grip strength may be used as an indicator of health-related quality of life.

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

Cited by 57 publications

References 28 publications

Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

Evaluation of an Age-Friendly City and Its Effect on Life Satisfaction: A Two-Stage Study

Grip Strength as an Indicator of Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age—A Pilot Study

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