Accommodating Culturally Meaningful Activities in Outdoor Settings for Older Adults

被引：4

作者：

Alves, Susana ^{[1
]}

Gulwadi, Gowri ^{[2
]}

Cohen, Uriel ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Psicol, Campus Univ Lagoa Nova, BR-59078970 Natal, RN, Brazil

[2] Univ Northern Iowa, Dept Design Text Gerontol & Family Studies, Cedar Falls, IA 50614 USA

[3] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Architecture & Urban Planning, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA

来源：

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

关键词：

Older adults; nature-related activities; culture; health care settings;

D O I：

10.1300/J081v19n03_07

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：

A growing multicultural aging population necessitates an examination of the cultural responsiveness of American healthcare environments in enabling successful aging experiences. Environment-behavior studies establish positive effects of natural environments on the well-being of older adults. This study explored cultural differences in nature-related activities among Hispanic and Anglo-American elderly using six photographs of nature settings to elicit nature-related preferences and experiences. Findings indicate that Hispanic elderly find " furnished" natural settings more compatible with their preferred activities such as group-oriented socializing while Anglo-American elderly prefer " authentic" natural settings for preferred activities such as quiet reflection. Culture specific programming and design implications are discussed. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：109 / 140

页数：32

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