Assessing the health impact of age-specific housing
Assessing the health impact of age-specific housing
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-2524.2001.00298.x
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发表时间：
2001-07-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Nettleton, H
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作者：
Kingston, P;Bernard, M;Nettleton, H
有人声称，“退休社区”，在这种情况下被定义为老年人自愿居住在共享的、专门建造的住房中的社区，结合了住宅和社区生活的最佳属性。因此，通过积极提倡独立和自主的文化，可以改善主观健康状况。人们还担心，这种年龄隔离的社区可能会产生依赖性和服务需求不断增加的“贫民窟”。这项为期12个月的研究发现，与居住在当地社区的老年人相比，退休社区人口保持了身体和心理健康（利用包括SF36，生活满意度指数和18语义差异在内的措施）。对这些结果的调查表明，同伴支持和安全/保障以及“自主包容”是维持健康状况的关键因素。
It has been claimed that 'retirement communities', defined in this instance as voluntary communities of older people living in shared, purpose-built housing, combine the best attributes of residential and community living. Subjective health status may thereby be improved through a culture in which independence and autonomy are actively promoted. Concern has also been raised that age-segregated communities of this sort might produce 'ghettos' of increasing dependency and service demand. This study, conducted over a 12-month time period, found that when compared to older people living in the local neighbourhood, the retirement community population maintained their physical and mental health (utilising measures including the SF36, Life Satisfaction Index, and 18 semantic differentials). Investigation of these findings indicated that peer support and safety/security, and 'autonomy with inclusion' were key factors in maintaining health status.