제목

The creation of age-friendly environments is especially important to frail older people

저자

JANE M. CRAMM, HANNA M. VAN DIJK, ANNA P. NIEBOER

발행기관

Cambridge University Press 2016

발행일

28 December 2016

키워드

ageing in place, frailty, person–environment fit, neighbourhood attributes, social environment, physical environment

abstract

The preference of older people when it comes to ageing in place may be modified by levels of frailty. The aim of this research is to characterise the relationship between frailty and ageing in place, and to identify differences in neighbourhood characteristics supporting ageing in place missed by frail and non-frail older people. A concurrent nested mixed-methods approach was used. For quantitative evaluation, a sample of 945 independently living older adults residing in four districts of Rotterdam were asked to complete a questionnaire in 2013 (response rate = 62%; N = 558). In addition, 32 interviews were conducted with frail and non-frail older people. Results showed that gender, age and especially frailty were related to missed neighbourhood characteristics. People displayed awareness of their increasing frailty and often acknowledged that it increased the need for neighbourhood characteristics enabling them to age in place. We can conclude that dependence on neighbourhoods varies with frailty status. This relationship is dynamic; with frailty, older people become more dependent on their neighbourhood. However, expectations regarding neighbourhood characteristics seem to dissipate with advanced age and increasing frailty.

주요내용

AIP에 관한 노인들의 선호는 쇠약함의 정도에 따라 달라짐. 쇠약함과 AIP에 관계를 규명하는 것이 이 연구의 목표임. 연령친화적인 환경의 창조가 허약한 노인에게 중요함.

ISBN

ISSN: 0144-686X (Print), 1469-1779 (Online)

Link

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/div-classtitlethe-creation-of-age-friendly-environments-is-especially-important-to-frail-older-peoplediv/934F5A140A4627DE24CC9C8F83A36623