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| The ideal neighbourhood for ageing in place as perceived by frail and non-frail community-dwelling older people | | Author(s) | Hanna M Van Dijk, Jane M Cramm, Job Van Exel, Anna P Nieboer |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 35, no 8, September 2015 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, September 2015 |
| Pages | pp 1771-1795 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Living in the community ; Ageing process ; Good Health ; Ill health ; Comparison ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Due to demographic changes and a widely supported policy of ageing in place, the number of community-dwelling older people will increase immensely. Thus, supportive neighbourhoods enabling older people to age in place successfully are required. The authors used Q-methodology to examine older people's perceptions of the comparative importance of neighbourhood characteristics for ageing in place. Based on the World Health Organization's Global Age-friendly Cities guide, they developed 26 statements about physical and social neighbourhood characteristics. Thirty-two older people in Rotterdam, half of whom were frail, rank-ordered these statements. Q-factor analysis revealed three distinct viewpoints each among frail and non-frail older people. Comparisons within and between groups are discussed. Although both frail and non-frail older people strongly desired a neighbourhood enabling them to age in place, they had divergent views on such a neighbourhood. Older people's dependence on the neighbourhood seems to be dynamic, affected by changing social and physical conditions and levels of frailty. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150814211 A |
| Classmark | RH: K4: BG: CD: CH: 48: 76H |
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