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The quality of life of older adults living in an urban environment
— professional and lay perspectives | | Author(s) | L Richard, S Laforest, F Dufresne |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 24, no 1, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 19-30 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Health [elderly] ; Urban areas ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Eleven focus groups (8 involving older people, 3 involving professionals) each discussed a wide range of issues related to determinants of health and quality of life in urban environments. The most salient themes were health and independence, financial security, social integration, health care services, housing, accessibility of community services, and decision-making power. Older people's and professionals' comments strongly converged, with specific issues also raised by each. Older people provided the richest and most in-depth data on interpersonal factors, such as personal growth, personal qualities, and spirituality. Professionals discussed community environment issues in greater depth. Health promotion interventions to maximise older people's quality of life are needed. These results contribute to building a knowledge base to guide such efforts, by identifying a variety of possible intervention sectors for future programmes. This research was part of a Canadian national project coordinated by the Centre for Health Promotion Research at the University of Toronto. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050503204 A |
| Classmark | F:59: CC: RK: DP: 3F: 7S |
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