The creation of age-friendly environments is especially important to frail older people
The creation of age-friendly environments is especially important to frail older people
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x16001240
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Nieboer, Anna P.
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作者：
Cramm, Jane M.;van Dijk, Hanna M.;Nieboer, Anna P.
老年人对就地养老的偏好可能会因身体虚弱程度而改变。这项研究的目的是确定脆弱和老龄化之间的关系，并确定邻里特征的差异，支持老龄化的地方错过了脆弱和非脆弱的老年人。一个并发嵌套的混合方法的方法。为了进行定量评估，要求居住在鹿特丹四个区的945名独立生活的老年人在2013年完成问卷调查（回复率= 62%; N = 558）。此外，还对32名体弱和非体弱老年人进行了访谈。结果表明，性别，年龄，特别是虚弱与错过的邻居的特点。人们意识到自己越来越虚弱，并经常承认这增加了对邻里特征的需要，使他们能够在原地养老。我们可以得出结论，对邻里关系的依赖程度因脆弱状况而异。这种关系是动态的;由于身体虚弱，老年人变得更加依赖他们的邻居。然而，对邻里特征的期望似乎随着年龄的增长和身体的虚弱而消失。
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.