"So I am Stuck, but it´s OK": Residential Reasoning and Housing Decision-Making of Low-Income Older Adults with Disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.
"So I am Stuck, but it´s OK": Residential Reasoning and Housing Decision-Making of Low-Income Older Adults with Disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.
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“所以我被卡住了，但没关系”：马里兰州巴尔的摩低收入老年残疾人的居住推理和住房决策。
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10.1080/08882746.2020.1816782
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2021
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Szanton SL
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Granbom M;Nkimbeng M;Roberts LC;Gitlin LN;Taylor JL;Szanton SL
晚年的住房偏好和住房决策是就地老龄化的关键方面，这是许多西方国家的公共卫生优先事项。然而，很少有研究探讨了指导老年人偏好和决定居住地点的经济，社会和健康因素，在低收入或残疾的老年人中更是如此，他们可能面临更大的老龄化障碍。我们试图了解住房决策和住宅推理意味着低收入老年房主在巴尔的摩，马里兰州。使用扎根理论方法，我们在2017年6月和2018年2月采访了12名残疾成年人。我们的研究结果揭示了，由于资源和选择有限，人们对就地养老的强烈愿望如何转变为他们必须就地养老的意识。核心类别“在想在原地养老和必须在原地养老之间转换”受到家庭需求、房主身份、邻里关系和在家应对的影响。总之，对于低收入的老年残疾人来说，重要的是要认识到，有时候原地老化可能相当于被困在原地。
Housing preferences and housing decision-making in later life are critical aspects of aging in place, which is a public health priority in many Western countries. However, few studies have examined the economic, social, and health factors that guide older adults’ preferences and decisions about where to live, and even less so among older adults with low income or disabilities who may face greater barriers to aging in place. We sought to understand what housing decision-making and residential reasoning means for low-income older adult homeowners in Baltimore, Maryland. Using a grounded theory approach, we interviewed 12 adults with disabilities in June 2017 and February 2018. Our findings revealed how the strong desire to age in place turned into the realization that they had to age in place due to limited resources and options. The core category “shifting between wanting to age in place and having to age in place” was influenced by family needs, being a homeowner, the neighborhood, and coping at home. In conclusion, for low-income older adults with disabilities, it is important to acknowledge that sometimes aging in place may be equivalent to being stuck in place.