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| Evaluating potential environmental variables and active aging in older adults for age-friendly neighborhoods in Malaysia | | Author(s) | Hanan Elsawahli, Azian Shah Ali, Faizah Ahmad, Karam M Al-Obaidi |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 31, no 1, January-March 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2017 |
| Pages | pp 74-92 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Urban areas ; Urban and rural planning ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; Malaysia. |
| Annotation | As Malaysia's population is ageing rapidly and there is no specific housing policy for older people, it is vital that neighbourhoods meet older people's different needs for active ageing to maintain their quality of life. This study investigates neighbourhood environmental variables, active ageing as an outcome, and potential variables that inhibit active ageing in older people in relation to their quality of life. It examined quality of life determinants that are influenced by the existence of certain neighbourhood characteristics. In the study, 385 older adults aged 60+ years residing in two different cities in Malaysia were surveyed. Multiple regression was used to explore how much variance in active ageing variables were explained by neighbourhood environmental factors as a group. The results showed that permeability, accessibility and facilitators to walking are key determinants of active ageing. There is a need to improve the physical design of the neighbourhoods with regard to these three factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170421233 A |
| Classmark | RH: RK: RR: TOB: CC: D:F:5HH: F:59: 4C: 7XA |
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