Viewpoints of Older People Toward the Features of Age-Friendly Communities: Map for Charting Progress in Tabriz, Iran

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-12-09 DOI:10.1080/26892618.2020.1859037

Siros Samei Sis, Abdolrasoul Safaeeian, Akbar Azizi Zeinalhajlou, H. Matlabi

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Abstract The number of older people living in urban environments is growing dramatically. Adhering to a set of standards is essential to achieve a desirable living setting. In order to assess strengths and deficiencies, older people described how the checklist of essential features of age-friendly cities matches their own experiences. The descriptive study was conducted with the participation of 384 older people from Tabriz, Iran, who were selected randomly, from all over the city. The degree of conformity of city characteristics was described with the standards with a score of 0–100. The mean age of participants was 68.2 ± 0.35 years. More than half of the respondents (56.5%) were men and approximately one-third of the participants were illiterate and 80% were married respectively. The most satisfying dimension was the outdoor spaces and buildings (32.06 ± 11.94) and the least one was the communication and information (9 ± 0.27). Fragmented systems and services were a general challenge. Inadequate coordination between the public service organizations and consumers prevented the area’s wealth of resources from reaching their full potential.

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老年人对老年友好社区特征的看法：伊朗大不里士进步地图

摘要生活在城市环境中的老年人数量正在急剧增长。坚持一套标准对于实现理想的生活环境至关重要。为了评估优势和不足，老年人描述了老年友好城市的基本特征清单如何与他们自己的经历相匹配。这项描述性研究由384名来自伊朗大不里士的老年人参与，他们是从该市各地随机选择的。城市特征的符合程度与标准进行了描述，得分为0-100。参与者的平均年龄为68.2岁 ± 0.35 年。超过一半的受访者（56.5%）是男性，约三分之一的参与者是文盲，80%的参与者是已婚人士。最令人满意的维度是室外空间和建筑（32.06 ± 11.94），其中至少一个是通信和信息（9 ± 0.27）。分散的系统和服务是一个普遍的挑战。公共服务组织和消费者之间的协调不足，阻碍了该地区丰富的资源发挥其全部潜力。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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