Conceptualizing Age-Friendly Community Characteristics in a Sample of Urban Elders: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

被引：47

作者：

Smith, Richard J. ^{[1
]}

Lehning, Amanda J. ^{[2
]}

Dunkle, Ruth E. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Wayne State Univ, Sch Social Work, 4756 Cass Ave 314, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[2] Univ Michigan, Sch Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK | 2013年 / 56卷 / 02期

关键词：

age-friendly communities; factor analysis; social environment; urban communities; social policy;

D O I：

10.1080/01634372.2012.739267

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：90 / 111

页数：22

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