Understanding the Relationship between Neighbourhood Built Environment and Older Adults’ Health from the Perspective of Housing Differentiation

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Bo Qin, Seungju Choi, Wangsheng Dou, Meizhu Hao
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Abstract

Studies have revealed an association between the built environment and the health of older adults. However, few studies distinguish between the objective and perceived built environments and explore their associations with older adults’ health, especially when considering housing differentiation. Drawing on a survey of 426 older adults in ten residential neighbourhoods in Dongfeng Township, Beijing, this study employed structural equation modelling and the Kruskal–Wallis test to analyse the relationship between the built environment of different housing types and older adults’ health. The findings revealed that the objective and perceived environments were significantly associated with older adults’ health, with physical activity and social interactions as mediating factors. The perceived built environment mediates the relationship between the objective built environment and older adults’ health. Moreover, it was observed that the relationship between the built environment and older adults’ health varied depending on housing type, which is a crucial reflection of spatial non-stationary in the relationship between health and environment. Therefore, the varying impacts of different housing types on older adults’ health should not be overlooked when developing planning and other policies for aging-friendly cities.

从住房差异的角度理解社区建筑环境与老年人健康之间的关系
研究表明,建筑环境与老年人的健康之间存在关联。然而,很少有研究区分客观建筑环境和感知建筑环境,并探讨它们与老年人健康的关系,尤其是在考虑住房差异时。本研究利用结构方程模型和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验分析了不同住房类型的建筑环境与老年人健康之间的关系。研究结果表明,客观环境和感知环境与老年人的健康显著相关,体育活动和社会交往是中介因素。感知建筑环境是客观建筑环境与老年人健康之间关系的中介。此外,研究还发现,建筑环境与老年人健康之间的关系因住房类型而异,这也是健康与环境关系中空间非平稳性的重要体现。因此,在制定老龄友好型城市的规划和其他政策时,不应忽视不同住房类型对老年人健康的不同影响。
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
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