Assessing Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Developing a Novel Survey Tool for Assessment and Evaluation.

IF 4.6 2区医学 Q1 GERONTOLOGY

Gerontologist Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI:10.1093/geront/gnae146

Sarah Webster, Madison Robertson, Christian Keresztes, John Puxty

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Abstract

Background and objectives: Age-Friendly Community Initiatives (AFCIs) have gained recognition as essential responses to the needs of aging populations. Despite their growing significance, there is a notable lack of effective measurement tools to assess the planning, implementation, and sustainability of AFCIs. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey tool for evaluating AFCIs.

Research design and methods: A sequential exploratory mixed-method design was used in two phases. First, we identified key themes from interviews with AFCI leads to generate AFCI survey items and regional workshops. Then, we conducted a pilot of the survey and assessed its measurement properties.

Results: Thematic analysis of interviews with 68 key informants from 58 AFCIs revealed four main themes: AFCI priorities, enablers, challenges, and benefits. These themes, combined with feedback from AFCI stakeholders at the regional workshops and a AFCI conference, informed the development and refinement of a reliable and valid AFCI survey in 2019, supported by a high Cronbach's Alpha value (α = 0.881). Steps were identified to maintain and sustain the AFCI survey over time.

Discussion and implications: The survey accommodates AFCIs' diverse demographics, governance structures, and priorities with a standardized and flexible approach for effective measurement. This research contributes to the academic understanding of AFCIs and aids community leaders and policymakers in planning, implementing, and evaluating AFCIs.

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评估老年友好社区倡议：开发用于评估和评价的新型调查工具。

背景和目标：老龄友好社区倡议（AFCIs）已被公认为是满足老龄人口需求的重要对策。尽管其重要性与日俱增，但明显缺乏有效的测量工具来评估 AFCI 的规划、实施和可持续性。本研究的目的是开发并验证一种用于评估全自动空调系统的调查工具：研究设计和方法：采用了一种顺序探索性混合方法设计，分为两个阶段。首先，我们通过对全氟化学品倡议牵头人的访谈确定了关键主题，从而产生了全氟化学品倡议调查项目和地区研讨会。然后，我们对调查进行了试点，并评估了其测量特性：对来自 58 个全球青少年培训机构的 68 名关键信息提供者的访谈进行了主题分析，发现了四个主要主题：结果：对来自 58 个非洲金融机构的 68 位关键信息提供者的访谈进行了专题分析，发现了四大主题：非洲金融机构的优先事项、推动因素、挑战和效益。这些主题，再加上在地区研讨会和一次全球气候行动会议上来自全球气候行动利益相关方的反馈，为 2019 年制定和完善可靠有效的全球气候行动调查提供了依据，并得到了较高的 Cronbach's Alpha 值（α = 0.881）的支持。讨论和影响：该调查以标准化和灵活的方法，有效地衡量了亚洲渔委会不同的人口构成、管理结构和优先事项。这项研究有助于学术界对全美家庭护理机构的了解，也有助于社区领导和政策制定者规划、实施和评估全美家庭护理机构。

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Gerontologist GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

11.00

自引率

8.80%

发文量

171

期刊介绍： The Gerontologist, published since 1961, is a bimonthly journal of The Gerontological Society of America that provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human aging by publishing research and analysis on applied social issues. It informs the broad community of disciplines and professions involved in understanding the aging process and providing care to older people. Articles should include a conceptual framework and testable hypotheses. Implications for policy or practice should be highlighted. The Gerontologist publishes quantitative and qualitative research and encourages manuscript submissions of various types including: research articles, intervention research, review articles, measurement articles, forums, and brief reports. Book and media reviews, International Spotlights, and award-winning lectures are commissioned by the editors.