Pub Date : 2022-08-13DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2109792
E. Jarosz
Abstract Exposure to the natural environment may benefit individuals’ mental health, but quantitative evidence for older adults is limited. We used Experience Sampling Method to collect 2,774 reports on daily experiences from 200 adults aged 65 and above living in Poland. Multilevel mixed effects logistic regression models examined the association between individuals’ location and their self-reported stress and enjoyment. Being in green and blue spaces was associated with significantly lower odds of experiencing stress and significantly higher odds of experiencing enjoyment net of other individual-level and situational factors. Accessible green and blue spaces may help improve older adults’ psychological wellbeing.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-13DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2109791
C. Singh, C. M. Martinez, Aditya Jayadas
Abstract Age-related functional decline often leads to reduced reach capabilities. This study investigated the self-perceived discomfort experienced by older women with and without osteoarthritis (OA) and young women while reaching for items on various shelf heights. A simulation of six grocery store shelf heights was created in the laboratory, and a perceived discomfort scale measured the discomfort in selecting products from different heights. A body diagram was used to document discomfort at specific body locations. Results from a 3 (groups-older women with and without OA and young women without OA) × 6 (shelf height conditions) ANOVA indicated that discomfort was lowest for shelf heights ranging from 23.5 to 57.5 inches. Older women had significantly higher discomfort mean scores than young women, but there were no statistically significant differences in perceived discomfort scores between the older women with and without OA. Older women with OA reported maximal discomfort at the shoulder for the highest shelf height (72 inches) and lower back for the lowest shelf (4 inches). Maximum participants reported no discomfort in any body part for shelf heights ranging from 23.5 to 57.5 inches.
{"title":"Assessment of Perceived Discomfort in Older Women with and without Osteoarthritis and Young Women When Reaching for Items on Different Shelf Heights","authors":"C. Singh, C. M. Martinez, Aditya Jayadas","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2109791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2109791","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Age-related functional decline often leads to reduced reach capabilities. This study investigated the self-perceived discomfort experienced by older women with and without osteoarthritis (OA) and young women while reaching for items on various shelf heights. A simulation of six grocery store shelf heights was created in the laboratory, and a perceived discomfort scale measured the discomfort in selecting products from different heights. A body diagram was used to document discomfort at specific body locations. Results from a 3 (groups-older women with and without OA and young women without OA) × 6 (shelf height conditions) ANOVA indicated that discomfort was lowest for shelf heights ranging from 23.5 to 57.5 inches. Older women had significantly higher discomfort mean scores than young women, but there were no statistically significant differences in perceived discomfort scores between the older women with and without OA. Older women with OA reported maximal discomfort at the shoulder for the highest shelf height (72 inches) and lower back for the lowest shelf (4 inches). Maximum participants reported no discomfort in any body part for shelf heights ranging from 23.5 to 57.5 inches.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42152083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-03DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2106528
L. Weeks, C. Bigonnesse, Viraji Rupasinghe, Alisson Haché-Chiasson, S. Dupuis-Blanchard, K. Harman, G. McInnis-Perry, Mario Paris, Vivian Puplampu, M. Critchlow
Abstract Our objective in this study was to learn about the experiences of older adults living in a cohousing community during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this qualitative exploratory study, we interviewed 13 participants living in Canadian cohousing communities between October 2021 and January 2022. One key challenge identified focused on some community members not choosing to be vaccinated for COVID-19. We identified many positive impacts including the social infrastructure, opportunities for ongoing social engagement, and the physical design of shared indoor and outdoor spaces were beneficial to the physical and mental well-being for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-03DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2103869
A. Glass, Haley Norris
Abstract Cohousing is designed to promote mutual support. Members of 12 senior cohousing communities participated in an online nationwide survey, which included loneliness, social isolation, and satisfaction, as well as questions about experiences during the pandemic. The white and well-educated sample (n = 108) had a mean age of 72.52 (range = 55–94). About 12% were at risk of isolation; 19% were lonely. During COVID-19, participants took comfort from knowing others were near; 65% interacted with people every day. The majority reported mutual support was better here than where they lived previously. Almost all felt they were better off living in cohousing during this time.
{"title":"Finding Community in Elder Cohousing: Before and During COVID-19","authors":"A. Glass, Haley Norris","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2103869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2103869","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Cohousing is designed to promote mutual support. Members of 12 senior cohousing communities participated in an online nationwide survey, which included loneliness, social isolation, and satisfaction, as well as questions about experiences during the pandemic. The white and well-educated sample (n = 108) had a mean age of 72.52 (range = 55–94). About 12% were at risk of isolation; 19% were lonely. During COVID-19, participants took comfort from knowing others were near; 65% interacted with people every day. The majority reported mutual support was better here than where they lived previously. Almost all felt they were better off living in cohousing during this time.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46997111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-25DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2103868
L. Corneliusson, H. Lövheim, A. Sköldunger, Karin Sjögren, D. Edvardsson
Abstract A reported objective of Swedish sheltered housing is to postpone care needs and relocation. The aim of this study was to describe migration patterns and explore predictors of relocation to nursing homes and mortality, in a sample of residents in sheltered housing and aging in place. To explore longitudinal differences between groups, study data were combined with registry data. The results showed that a higher percentage of residents in sheltered housing had relocated to a nursing home and deceased over a three-year time period, compared to aging in place, implying further interventions may be required to promote health in sheltered housing.
{"title":"Relocation Patterns and Predictors of Relocation and Mortality in Swedish Sheltered Housing and Aging in Place","authors":"L. Corneliusson, H. Lövheim, A. Sköldunger, Karin Sjögren, D. Edvardsson","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2103868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2103868","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A reported objective of Swedish sheltered housing is to postpone care needs and relocation. The aim of this study was to describe migration patterns and explore predictors of relocation to nursing homes and mortality, in a sample of residents in sheltered housing and aging in place. To explore longitudinal differences between groups, study data were combined with registry data. The results showed that a higher percentage of residents in sheltered housing had relocated to a nursing home and deceased over a three-year time period, compared to aging in place, implying further interventions may be required to promote health in sheltered housing.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48156976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-04DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2092930
S. Brennan, Therese Doan, Joanna Sun, Anne Fahsold
Abstract This study reports on the cultural adaptation of the Environmental Assessment Tool-Higher Care (EAT-HC) in Germany, Japan, and Singapore. The purpose is to compare the content validity assessment, focusing on common and unique challenges encountered by each nation. In Germany, the security through environmental safety features and segregation of residents is highly debatable. Japan's challenge is for gerontologists to work closely with facility directors and architects to balance the cultural aspects of design. In Singapore, there is a gap in dementia design literacy for healthcare practitioners and designers. Identifying culturally sensitive aspects benefits further adaptation of the EAT-HC worldwide.
{"title":"Three-Nation Comparison of Content Validity of the Environmental Assessment Tool-Higher Care","authors":"S. Brennan, Therese Doan, Joanna Sun, Anne Fahsold","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2092930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2092930","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study reports on the cultural adaptation of the Environmental Assessment Tool-Higher Care (EAT-HC) in Germany, Japan, and Singapore. The purpose is to compare the content validity assessment, focusing on common and unique challenges encountered by each nation. In Germany, the security through environmental safety features and segregation of residents is highly debatable. Japan's challenge is for gerontologists to work closely with facility directors and architects to balance the cultural aspects of design. In Singapore, there is a gap in dementia design literacy for healthcare practitioners and designers. Identifying culturally sensitive aspects benefits further adaptation of the EAT-HC worldwide.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43153349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2092927
Niina Wahlroos, Noora Narsakka, Minna Stolt, R. Suhonen
Abstract The physical environment of long-term care settings can contribute to maintaining the self-management and independence of older people. This integrative literature review examined which features of the physical environment were considered valuable, and how they contributed to self-management and independence. The findings from 15 studies were grouped into two themes: the features supporting functionality, orientation, and safety and the features fostering motivation, attractiveness, and comfort. An optimal environment requires features of both themes to be present. Older people need to be able to do things they consider enjoyable in a place commensurate with their ability to function.
{"title":"Physical Environment Maintaining Independence and Self-management of Older People in Long-Term Care Settings—An Integrative Literature Review","authors":"Niina Wahlroos, Noora Narsakka, Minna Stolt, R. Suhonen","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2092927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2092927","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The physical environment of long-term care settings can contribute to maintaining the self-management and independence of older people. This integrative literature review examined which features of the physical environment were considered valuable, and how they contributed to self-management and independence. The findings from 15 studies were grouped into two themes: the features supporting functionality, orientation, and safety and the features fostering motivation, attractiveness, and comfort. An optimal environment requires features of both themes to be present. Older people need to be able to do things they consider enjoyable in a place commensurate with their ability to function.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46780052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2092926
A. Annink, S. van Hees
Abstract In previous research on aging and place, it comes forward that many people mainly prefer to age in place because they feel connected to their homes and secure in a familiar environment. This paper aims to understand how older adults living independently at home construct their residential happiness. We used photo-elicitation to explore how objects and places are considered important for their residential happiness by older adults (n = 37) in various residential settings in The Netherlands. The findings demonstrate that places and objects either directly evoke unique feelings of residential happiness or via attached personal stories.
{"title":"Meaning Over Things: How Objects and Places Matter to the Residential Happiness of Older Adults","authors":"A. Annink, S. van Hees","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2092926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2092926","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In previous research on aging and place, it comes forward that many people mainly prefer to age in place because they feel connected to their homes and secure in a familiar environment. This paper aims to understand how older adults living independently at home construct their residential happiness. We used photo-elicitation to explore how objects and places are considered important for their residential happiness by older adults (n = 37) in various residential settings in The Netherlands. The findings demonstrate that places and objects either directly evoke unique feelings of residential happiness or via attached personal stories.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44730899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-09DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2071373
A. Curl, M. Annear, S. Keeling, Georgina Hackett
Abstract The design of urban environments often influences neighborhood physical activity and is crucial to supporting the health and mobility of aging urban populations. However, changes to urban infrastructure take time to implement and are rarely evaluated over long periods. In this study, we examined the long-term outcomes of rapid urban change and rebuilding following a sequence of devastating earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. The study drew on a novel mixed-methods approach, including on-site environmental audits, desktop spatial analyses, and subjective auditor observations, to track support for active aging over a decade of post-disaster rebuilding in 10 aging neighborhoods.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-23DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2062805
Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige, O. Oladinrin, L. Ojo
Abstract Similar to other developed economies, Hong Kong also faces a severe aging-related problems. Considering the aging-in-place initiative to enhance the safe living of the elderly population in their familiar living environments, the use of smart home technologies (SHTs) has been proposed and employed. Meanwhile, there are challenges that may impede the purpose of developing SHTs by the elderly. Therefore, this paper investigated the barriers of SHTs to the elderly in Hong Kong, determined the critical ones and further categorized into manageable size. A total of 201 face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong. Based on the data collected, various descriptive and inferential statistics namely, mean score, standard deviation, factor analysis, and reliability analysis were conducted. Based on the various analyses conducted, the characterization of the critical barriers of SHTs to the elderly in Hong Kong are cost and knowledge barrier, personal concern, and uncertainty barrier. The study provides recommendations to manufacturers of SHTs, the organizations where the senior adults worked before retirements, families of the elderly, the government and the seniors that could help to improve and enhance the aging-in-place (AIP) in Hong Kong.
{"title":"Critical Barriers of Using Smart Home Technologies (SHTs) to the Elderly in Hong Kong","authors":"Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige, O. Oladinrin, L. Ojo","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2062805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2062805","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Similar to other developed economies, Hong Kong also faces a severe aging-related problems. Considering the aging-in-place initiative to enhance the safe living of the elderly population in their familiar living environments, the use of smart home technologies (SHTs) has been proposed and employed. Meanwhile, there are challenges that may impede the purpose of developing SHTs by the elderly. Therefore, this paper investigated the barriers of SHTs to the elderly in Hong Kong, determined the critical ones and further categorized into manageable size. A total of 201 face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong. Based on the data collected, various descriptive and inferential statistics namely, mean score, standard deviation, factor analysis, and reliability analysis were conducted. Based on the various analyses conducted, the characterization of the critical barriers of SHTs to the elderly in Hong Kong are cost and knowledge barrier, personal concern, and uncertainty barrier. The study provides recommendations to manufacturers of SHTs, the organizations where the senior adults worked before retirements, families of the elderly, the government and the seniors that could help to improve and enhance the aging-in-place (AIP) in Hong Kong.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41837048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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