A qualitative geographical information systems approach to explore how older people over 70 years interact with and define their neighbourhood environment.
A qualitative geographical information systems approach to explore how older people over 70 years interact with and define their neighbourhood environment.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.10.002
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发表时间：
2015-11
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Lock K
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作者：
Milton S;Pliakas T;Hawkesworth S;Nanchahal K;Grundy C;Amuzu A;Casas JP;Lock K
越来越多的文献探讨了建筑环境与健康之间的关系，以及理解这些复杂的相互作用在整个生命过程中的方法学挑战。邻里环境对老年人健康和行为的影响较少受到关注，尽管这一年龄组可能更容易受到周围社会和物质环境障碍的影响。一个定性的地理信息系统（QGIS）的方法，以促进了解如何在5个英国城镇70岁以上的老年人与当地社区互动。邻里的概念随季节和生活过程而变化，与朋友、家庭或社群活动等社会因素有关，而不是与地点有关。空间比当地更大，这对依赖可变公共交通服务的老年人来说是个问题。QGIS技术引发了关于与老年人的互动以及“地点”在老年人中的意义的丰富讨论。社区对老年人的福祉越来越重要。老年人把邻里与人和活动联系在一起，而不是与地方联系在一起。社区是动态的;随着季节和生命过程而变化。定性地理信息系统产生丰富的数据，老年人的互动与地点和空间。
A growing body of literature explores the relationship between the built environment and health, and the methodological challenges of understanding these complex interactions across the lifecourse. The impact of the neighbourhood environment on health and behaviour amongst older adults has received less attention, despite this age group being potentially more vulnerable to barriers in their surrounding social and physical environment. A qualitative geographical information systems (QGIS) approach was taken to facilitate the understanding of how older people over 70 in 5 UK towns interact with their local neighbourhood. The concept of neighbourhood changed seasonally and over the lifecourse, and was associated with social factors such as friends, family, or community activities, rather than places. Spaces stretched further than the local, which is problematic for older people who rely on variable public transport provision. QGIS techniques prompted rich discussions on interactions with and the meanings of ‘place’ in older people. Neighbourhoods become increasingly important to older people's wellbeing. Older people associate neighbourhood with people and activities rather than places. Neighbourhoods are dynamic; change seasonally and over the lifecourse. Qualitative GIS produces rich data on older people's interactions with place and space.