Can Shahindezh be an age-friendly city? a case study

Journal of Injury and Violence Research Pub Date : 2019-08-01 DOI:10.5249/jivr.v11i2.1403

F. Maleki

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Abstract: Background: Population aging is one of the challenges of the 21st century in the world, and in Iran. Elderly people should be able to participate in social activities befitting their age and be respected. In the last ten years, following the efforts of the WHO to develop the age-friendly Program, the age-friendly community s movements have attracted the attention of policymakers. So, this study was carried out with the aim to investigate the comparison of Shahindezh city with the standard indices of Elderly-friendly City. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was implemented in 100 elders (above 60 years) referring to health centers of Shahindezh city, Nov-Dec 2018. Samples were selected through multi-stage sampling from 3 health centers of the city. Inclusion criteria were age over 60 years and living in Shahindezh. The WHO standard questionnaire was used; its validity has been confirmed. SPSS software was used to analyze the data and T-test was used to compare the mean of the indices. Results: A total of 100 elderly people participated in this study. Their average age was 72.41 ± 9.81, with the most (35%) at 65 years old. 46% of them were male. The results show that among the social, communicational, cultural-health and health indices, the highest percentage of dissatisfaction was related to the lack of computer and Internet educational facilities for the elderly, the inadequacy of urban furniture for the elderly. Also, the necessary training is not given to families for the care of the elderly. Findings also show that the average of all the criteria (social, communicative, cultural-psychological, and health) is lower than the standards. Conclusions: It is suggested that policymakers plan to increase the indices with the least average compared to the standard and thus provide welfare and health to the elderly. Keywords: Age-friendly cities, Aging, Shahindezh, Iran

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沙欣德日能成为一个对老年人友好的城市吗?案例研究

摘要:背景:人口老龄化是21世纪世界面临的挑战之一，在伊朗也是如此。老年人应该能够参加适合其年龄的社会活动，并受到尊重。近10年来，继世界卫生组织(WHO)推出“关爱老人计划”(age-friendly Program)之后，关爱老人社区的运动受到了政策制定者的关注。因此，本研究旨在调查沙欣德日市与老年友好城市标准指标的比较。方法:对2018年11 - 12月在沙欣德日市卫生中心就诊的100名60岁以上老年人进行描述性横断面研究。样本采用多阶段抽样的方法从全市3个卫生中心抽取。纳入标准为年龄在60岁以上，居住在沙欣德日。采用世界卫生组织标准问卷;其有效性已得到证实。采用SPSS软件对数据进行分析，采用t检验比较各指标的均值。结果:共有100名老年人参与了本研究。平均年龄72.41±9.81岁，以65岁居多(35%)。其中46%是男性。结果显示，在社会、通讯、文化健康和健康指标中，老年人缺乏计算机和互联网教育设施、城市老年人家具不足等是最不满意的指标。此外，没有向家庭提供照顾老年人的必要培训。调查结果还表明，所有标准(社会、交际、文化心理和健康)的平均值低于标准。结论:建议政策制定者计划提高与标准相比平均指数最低的指标，从而为老年人提供福利和健康。关键词:老年友好型城市;老龄化;伊朗沙欣德日

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR) is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal covering all aspects of traumatology includes quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of clinical and basic sciences about trauma, burns, drowning, falls, occupational/road/ sport safety, youth violence, child/elder abuse, child/elder injuries, intimate partner abuse/sexual violence, self-harm, suicide, patient safety, safe communities, consumer safety, disaster management, terrorism, surveillance/burden of injury and all other intentional and unintentional injuries.