How Do Psychosocial Barriers Shape Public Transport Use? A Mixed-Method Study among Older Adults in Pakistan
How Do Psychosocial Barriers Shape Public Transport Use? A Mixed-Method Study among Older Adults in Pakistan
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社会心理障碍如何影响公共交通的使用？
作者：
Muhammad Ahmad Al;Muhammad Nadeem;T. Campisi;Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain;H. Goh
交通运输可以极大地促进独立和健康的老龄化，但在巴基斯坦——和全球其他许多国家一样——许多老年人依赖他人。对年龄敏感的交通环境对于在老年人中产生积极体验至关重要。值得注意的是，心理社会体验显著影响公共交通的使用。因此，深入了解这些对公共交通可达性的心理影响可以鼓励步行和独立出行。在本研究中，我们将不同的数据结合成一种混合方法研究，以调查巴基斯坦拉合尔老年人在日常出行中使用公共交通的心理障碍。数据包括问卷调查（319名老年人）、半结构化访谈（11名老年人）、对4名专家的结构化访谈以及对相关国家、省和地区层面战略和交通规划的分析。研究结果表明，对社会规范的不了解、消极的情绪反应和感知到的困难是老年人使用公共交通服务的重大障碍。此外，现有的运输计划和文件不支持和照顾这种社会心理问题。提出了一些可以促进步行和公共交通使用的战略干预措施。它包括激活社会规范，提高认识和信息，提供社会支持，改善步行基础设施和公共交通服务，定价机制以及提供专业服务。然而，这些举措需要国家、省和地区各级政府当局之间的协调。
Transport can significantly contribute to independent and healthy ageing, but in Pakistan—as in various other countries across the globe—many older adults are dependent on others. Age-sensitive transport environments are crucial for generating positive experiences among older adults. Notably, psychosocial experiences significantly impact public transport use. Thus, a thorough understanding of these psychological influences on public transport accessibility can encourage walkability and independent mobility. In the present research, we combine different data into a mixed-method study to investigate the psychosocial barriers to public transport use by older adults for daily travel in Lahore, Pakistan. The data include a questionnaire survey (319 older adults), semi-structured interviews (11 older adults), structured interviews with four experts and an analysis of relevant national-, provincial-, and district-level strategies and transport plans. The findings show how poorly perceived social norms, negative emotional responses, and perceived difficulty are significant barriers to using public transport services among older adults. Moreover, the existing transport plans and documents do not favour and cater to such psychosocial issues. Several strategic interventions that could promote walkability and public transport use are suggested. It includes activating social norms, raising awareness and information, providing social support, improving walking infrastructure and public transport services, pricing mechanisms, and offering specialised services. These initiatives, however, necessitate coordination among government authorities at the national, provincial, and district levels.