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{"title":"COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences across the Shelter-Care Continuum in Older Adults","authors":"P. Gill, G. Gutman, M. Karbakhsh, R. Beringer, B. de Vries","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2153958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2153958","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on older adults (55+) living at the mid-point of the shelter-care continuum, in seniors housing (SH) and assisted living (AL), remains largely unexplored. This study compares survey responses of SH and AL residents with those of age peers living in private conventional community-based dwellings (CD) in British Columbia, Canada. Despite more SH/AL residents reporting feelings of isolation and changes to social support access, the pandemic appears to have had a greater negative impact on the routines of CD older adults. AL residents were more likely to engage in advance care planning discussions before and since the COVID-19 outbreak. These data are important for improving response to current and future disasters across the shelter-care continuum, particularly in ways to reduce the psychosocial effects of isolation or routine disruption, and strategies to increase advance care planning engagement.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49295837","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}

{"title":"Renovations of a Long-Term Care Center for Residents with Advanced Dementia—Impact on Residents and Staff","authors":"M. Porter, Barbara Borges, N. Dunn, L. Funk, L. Guse, Christine Kelly, S. Mallory-Hill, K. Roger","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2151544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2151544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44105833","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}

{"title":"Predicting The Risk of Fall in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Iran","authors":"Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki, F. Sharifi, H. Shahsavari, Fatemeh Ghonoodi, I. Philp, F. Bahramnezhad, E. Navab","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2021.1918813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2021.1918813","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background The European Assessment System (EASY) Care Standard is a self-report fall screening tool for the community-dwelling older adults. A study demonstrated that the EASY-Care Standard 2010’s fall subscale (ECSF) is a valid tool for predicting the risk of fall in a nursing home; however, the validity of ECSF in community-dwelling older adults is still not clear. We aimed to evaluate the performance of the instrument as a screening tool to predict the risk of fall among community-dwelling older adults in Iran for a six-month follow-up period. If this tool is useful for the prediction of fall, it can be used for primary health-care services to detect subjects at a higher risk of fall. Method This is a longitudinal validation study that was carried out among 101 community residents ≥60 in Tehran, Iran. The participants were selected using a convenience cluster sampling based on Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) score categorization. The follow-up period of this study was 6 months. The ECFS scores at the baseline of the study were compared between subjects who had fallen and those who had not fallen during the six-month follow-up period. The cutoff was determined using a Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve analysis. Internal consistency and the sufficient intra-rater reliability were determined. Results The mean age of the participants was 71.87 years. The Spearman’s correlation coefficient between ECSF and POMA scores was equal to 0.829. There was also a correlation coefficient >0.8 between ECFS scores and Timed Up and Go test (TUG) seconds. Two components were detected in the factor analysis of the ECSF. The ECSF cutoff point was four out of eight with the sensitivity and specificity of 76.6 and 87.5%, respectively. The total Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR-20) coefficient was calculated as 0.852. Conclusion It seems that the EASY-Care Standard 2010 is a valid and reliable tool to predict the risk of fall in the next 6 months in the community-dwelling older adults. A valid simple and useful tool that is a good predictor of fall might help the health providers at primary health care level to easily recognize the older adults who are at a high risk of falling. What is already known about this topic? (Including key points and/or knowledge gaps Several tools exist for the predication of fall among older people. The ESAY–Care has been translated into numerous languages. In Iran, there is not a report assessing the validity and reliability of this tool. What this paper adds: (research findings/key new information The Persian version of ESAY-Care tool has a high inter-rater reliability and specificity. The Persian version of ESAY-Care tool could predict the risk of fall for the next six months. The ESAY Care tool is used to identify the risk of fall for the older adults who live in the community. The implications of this paper ESAY-Care can be incorporated into health providers and family caregivers’ measures, especially at ","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47554844","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}

{"title":"Older Social Housing Tenants’ Experiences of Rehousing Programs: A Systematic Scoping Review","authors":"C. Mattocks, L. Blank, S. Buckner","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2140375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140375","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42513363","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}

{"title":"Using Delphi Technique to Develop a Shared Vision for Dementia-Friendly Singapore","authors":"Belinda Yuen, Anna P. Lane, Špela Močnik","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2140374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140374","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42740741","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}

{"title":"Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place: Evidence from the American Housing Survey","authors":"L. Green, Axton E. Betz-Hamilton, Bonnie Albright, Sung-Jin Lee, Kathy Vasquez, Randolph L. Cantrell, G. Peek, Andrew T. Carswell","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2140466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140466","url":null,"abstract":"What is the impact of housing adequacy on recent home modification, controlling for demographics and housing characteristics? This study examined home modifications of households with a member aged 65 or older, focusing on relationships between selected demographic and housing variables and home modification. Binary logistic regression analysis was used on a sample of 6,627 homeowners from the newly released 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) dataset. This analysis of the 2019 AHS data is important because of its pre-COVID pandemic era perspective in terms of home modifications and older adults aging in place. Results showed that recent housing modifications were significantly affected by select demographic and housing factors.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43349701","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}

{"title":"How Do Older Adults Living in the Community in Brazil Perceive Walkability in the Context of Sidewalks?","authors":"Maria do Carmo Correia de Lima, Amanda Fernandes da Silva, Renato Barbosa dos Santos, E. d’Orsi, M. Bestetti, M. Rodrigues Perracini","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2131677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2131677","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46500936","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}

{"title":"Architecture of Person-Centered Psychiatric Geriatric Hospitals","authors":"N. Norouzi","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2125476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2125476","url":null,"abstract":"There is a gap in the literature on the architectural design of Psychiatric Geriatric Care (PGC) centers and their impact on patients’ wellbeing and recovery. The objectives of this study are to explore the role of the built environment on staff’s work satisfaction, geriatric psychiatric patients’ wellbeing, and assess the importance of treating mental and physical illness of older adults in the same clinical setting. Data were obtained from behavior observation/mapping of existing spaces and interviews with staff and patients. Interview data were analyzed, coded, and juxtaposed with themes from behavior observation/mapping. This study identified specific architectural conditions of autonomy, atmosphere, boundary, and safety for patients and visibility, accessibility, and rejuvenation for staff. The findings of this study resulted in creating a replicable design model and architectural base for future PGC centers that include a psychiatric geriatric unit and a medical unit. This provides an opportunity for patients to be involved in their own recovery and receive complete mental and physical care at the same hospital. Additionally, this design model offers the possibility of separating and closing one hospital wing in case of emergencies or a pandemic such as COVID19. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44180204","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}

{"title":"Evaluation of the Elderly Balcony Usage in Terms of Socialization During the Covid-19 Outbreak","authors":"Şebnem Beşir Ertaş, Ayşan Ilgın Polat, Özgü Özturan","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2109793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2109793","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Older adults have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They started to use the balcony as a socialization tool by rediscovering its usage purposes. The study revealed the socialization tools and habits of older adults concerning the use of balconies during the COVID-19 pandemic in two stages. In the first stage, studies including socialization activities of older individuals in their residences during COVID-19 were analyzed using Scopus, and keywords were identified. In the second stage, the word codes were determined as socialization tools searched using the Google search engine to better understand the use of the pandemic and balcony. The search was conducted on sample photographs that had been published on online news sites and had a place in the world literature. Thus, 4 socialization tools for the use of balconies and 11 new usage habits under them were identified in the new normal period of COVID-19. The study’s goal is to provide a wider perspective on the concept of the balcony not only as an extension of the residence but also as an effective and versatile space for the socialization of older adults.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46688467","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}

{"title":"Neighborhood Land Use, Work Participation, and Quality of Life Among Workers in Mid and Late Life: Exploratory Analysis of Singapore’s Public Housing Neighborhoods","authors":"Michelle Cheam, R. Bozovic-Stamenovic","doi":"10.1080/26892618.2022.2092928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2092928","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Neighborhood environments have been positively associated with older adults’ engagement outcomes. As mid- and late-life work participation gains traction, the scope of productive engagement in later life expands concomitantly. However, current age-friendly neighborhood paradigms remain largely retirement-centric, with minimal applicability for older adults with work aspirations. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine whether neighborhood land use had significant impact on older adults’ work participation and well-being while working. Neighborhood variables were measured at the postal code level and statistically analyzed in relation to work participation and quality of life (QOL) scores for 850 older adults in Singapore. Significant variables were evaluated again for 28 planning areas, and statistically analyzed in relation to workforce participation rates. The findings suggest that neighborhood spatial attributes are significant for mid- and late-life work participation: Strategic provision of amenities was associated with individual work participation and well-being, while density and distribution of specific land-use types were associated with workforce participation rates. The article concludes with a discussion on the gaps in planning approaches for work-supportive and age-friendly neighborhood paradigms.","PeriodicalId":36333,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47072162","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}