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Older adults' perceptions of age-friendly communities in Canada
— a photovoice study | | Author(s) | Sheila Novek, Verena H Menec |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 34, no 6, July 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, July 2014 |
| Pages | pp 1052-1072 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Attitude ; Photography ; Methodology ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The concept of age-friendly communities has garnered international attention among researchers, policy makers and community organisations since the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its Global Age-friendly Cities Project in 2006. Despite the growth of the age-friendly communities movement, few studies have examined age-friendly characteristics within different community contexts. The present study used a participatory methodology to explore older adults' perceptions of age-friendliness. The study employed the photovoice technique with 30 community-based older adults in one urban community and three rural communities in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Participants were provided with cameras and took photographs to illustrate the relative age-friendliness of their communities, and to generate discussion in interviews and focus groups. Themes from photographs, interviews and focus groups were organised into three broad categories: age-friendly features, contextual factors and cross-cutting themes. The age-friendly features identified in this study generally correspond to the World Health Organization domains of age-friendliness. In addition, three contextual factors that impact the experiences of older adults within their community environment were identified: community history and identity; ageing in urban, rural and remote communities; and environmental conditions. Finally, independence, affordability and accessibility were identified as cross-cutting themes that intersect with various community features and contextual factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150526008 A |
| Classmark | RH: TOB: DP: HB: 3D: 7S |
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