Differences in Characteristics Associated With Mobility in Older Dwellers of a Hillside Residential Community
Differences in Characteristics Associated With Mobility in Older Dwellers of a Hillside Residential Community
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与山坡居民区较老居民的流动性相关的特征差异
DOI：
10.1093/geroni/igaa057.954
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发表时间：
2020-12-16
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Goto J
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作者：
Nitanai R;Ogino R;Umemoto D;Matsumura Y;Sakurai R;Hosogaya K;Endo T;Goto J
在一个超级老龄化的社会中，作为一个老年人，坚持外出是保持身体健康、防止虚弱和社会孤立的必要条件。由于年龄增长而避免驾驶汽车和步行是阻碍老年人外出的因素之一。然而，在实际的老年人外出步行和开车的流动性的特点还没有被检查。为了探索这些特征，我们对23名居住在日本郊区希尔赛德住宅社区的老年人进行了访谈，并调查了他们在某一周内所有外出的目的地，路线和手段。然后，进行空间分析，以确定与步行和乘汽车/出租车的三个年龄组之间的移动性相关的行为特征的差异：70-79，80-84和85+。因此，确定了两种倾向。首先，年龄越大的群体，徒步郊游的面积越小，因为携带行李在斜坡上长时间行走是困难的。第二，这三类人使用汽车/出租车的情况各不相同。70至79岁年龄组别的人士使用汽车/的士往返各区，而80至84岁年龄组别的人士则很少使用汽车/的士，而85岁以上年龄组别的人士则主要使用汽车/的士作单程或来回的交通。总而言之，对于希尔赛德住宅社区的郊区老年居民来说，由于身心虚弱和景观，步行的流动性降低了。因此，尽管使用汽车/出租车增加了流动性，但随着年龄的增长，郊游的意愿也发生了变化，因此，他们对机会的利用有限。
In a super-ageing society, sustaining outings as an elderly person is necessary for maintaining good health and preventing frailty and social isolation. Avoiding driving cars and walking due to ageing are among factors that deter the elderly from going out. However, the characteristics associated with mobility on foot and by car in actual outings of the elderly have not been examined. To explore these characteristics, we conducted interviews with 23 elderly participants living in a suburban hillside residential community in Japan, and investigated the destinations, routes, and means of all their outings for a certain week. Then, spatial analysis was conducted to identify differences in behavioral characteristics associated with mobility on foot and by car/taxi among three age groups: 70–79, 80–84, and 85+. Consequently, two inclinations were identified. First, the older the group, the smaller the area of the outing on foot due to difficulties in walking on slopes for a long duration with luggage. Second, the use of a car/taxi varies among the three groups. While the 70–79 age group used cars/taxis for district-to-district trips, the 80–84 age group rarely used them, and further, the 85+ age group mainly travelled by them one-way or made back-and-forth trips. To summarize, for older suburban dwellers in a hillside residential community, mobility on foot is lowered by physical and mental weakness and the landscape. Therefore, even though mobility increases by using cars/taxis, willingness for outing has changed with ageing, and thus, they make limited use of opportunities.