Conceptualizing age-friendly community characteristics in a sample of urban elders: an exploratory factor analysis.
J Gerontol Soc Work
; 56(2): 90-111, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23350565
Accurate conceptualization and measurement of age-friendly community characteristics would help to reduce barriers to documenting the effects on elders of interventions to create such communities. This article contributes to the measurement of age-friendly communities through an exploratory factor analysis of items reflecting an existing US Environmental Protection Agency policy framework. From a sample of urban elders (n = 1,376), we identified 6 factors associated with demographic and health characteristics: access to business and leisure, social interaction, access to health care, neighborhood problems, social support, and community engagement. Future research should explore the effects of these factors across contexts and populations.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Características de la Residencia
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Servicios de Salud Comunitaria
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Servicios de Salud para Ancianos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Gerontol Soc Work
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos