Environmental Support for Outdoor Activities and Older People's Quality of Life

被引：50

作者：

Sugiyama, Takemi ^{[1
]}

Thompson, Catharine ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Edinburgh Coll, OPENspace Res Ctr, 79 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HJ, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

JOURNAL OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY | 2006年 / 19卷 / 3-4期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

Older people; outdoor environment; outdoor activity; quality of life; neighbourhood;

D O I：

10.1300/J081v19n03_09

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

The outdoor environment provides older people with opportunities to be active, have contact with nature and meet friends and neighbours. Research has shown that such outdoor activities have substantial benefits for older people's well-being. However, going outdoors is often difficult for them due to increasing frailty and environmental barriers. This study argues that a neighbourhood environment facilitating older people's outdoor activities has a positive effect on their well-being. Small-scale studies were conducted to explore the concept of "environmental support" for outdoor activities and its effect on people's Quality of Life (QOL). Two methods were employed to identify the degree of environmental support. One was based on the assessment of neighbourhood environments and the other focused on outdoor activities people undertake. Analysis found highly significant correlations between environmental support and participants' QOL in both measurements even after controlling for participants' functional capability. The results suggest that outdoor environments adjacent to where one resides play a significant role in older people's QOL. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：167 / 185

页数：19

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