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Age-friendly environments and self-related health
— an exploration of Detroit elders | | Author(s) | Amanda J Lehning, Richard J Smith, Ruth E Dunkle |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 36, no 1, January 2014 |
| Publisher | Sage, January 2014 |
| Pages | pp 72-94 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Urban areas ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Quality of life ; Health [elderly] ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | While a number of organisations and government entities have encouraged the development of more "age-friendly" environments, to date there has been limited research linking these environment features to outcomes for older people. This study used a representative sample of older adults living in Detroit to examine the association between age-friendly environment factors and self-rated health. Results indicate that access to health care, social support, and community engagement were each associated with better self-rated health, while neighbourhood problems were associated with poorer self-rated health. Moreover, individual-level income and education no longer predicted self-rated health, once age-friendly environment factors were taken into account. These findings highlight the need for more research documenting the effects of age-friendly environments, particularly across diverse contexts and populations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626278 A |
| Classmark | RK: TOB: F:59: CC: 49: 7T |
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