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Article: Changes in older adults' perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study

TitleChanges in older adults' perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study
Authors
KeywordsAge-friendly city
Aging
East Asia
Evaluation
Inequality
Older adult
Issue Date2022
Citation
Cities, 2022, v. 127, article no. 103748 How to Cite?
AbstractConstructing an Age-friendly City (AFC) has become a major public policy imperative in response to global population aging and urbanization. Yet there is a dearth of empirical evidence on how AFC initiatives can improve perceived age-friendliness among community-dwelling older adults, and on how such initiatives may differently affect older adults with different socioeconomic statuses. Drawing on a three-year citywide AFC initiative in Hong Kong, we conducted a trend study to evaluate changes in perceived age-friendliness in eight AFC domains with 2575 and 2697 community-dwelling older adults in 2015 and 2018 respectively, in addition to 36 focus groups involving 206 older adults. Participants were asked to share their views on changes in age-friendliness in their cities. Survey data were analyzed using linear regression while focus group data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Significant improvements were found in perceived age-friendliness in all eight AFC domains. Low-income older adults saw the greatest improvements in age-friendliness. Thematic analysis revealed that despite improvements, shortcomings persist in domains of housing, civic engagement, and employment. Nevertheless, our findings demonstrate that concerted efforts can improve a city's overall age-friendliness, and that such improvements appear most evident among low-income older adults.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335396
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 6.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.733
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dc.contributor.authorChui, Cheryl Hiu kwan-
dc.contributor.authorLu, Shiyu-
dc.contributor.authorChan, On Fung-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Johnson Chun Sing-
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Yingqi-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yuqi-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Samuel Wai-
dc.contributor.authorTang, Jennifer Yee Man-
dc.contributor.authorAu, Alma-
dc.contributor.authorWen, Zhuoyi Vincent-
dc.contributor.authorYu, Ruby-
dc.contributor.authorBai, Xue-
dc.contributor.authorMok, Ka Ho Joshua-
dc.contributor.authorWoo, Jean-
dc.contributor.authorLum, Terry Y.S.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T08:25:33Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-17T08:25:33Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.citationCities, 2022, v. 127, article no. 103748-
dc.identifier.issn0264-2751-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335396-
dc.description.abstractConstructing an Age-friendly City (AFC) has become a major public policy imperative in response to global population aging and urbanization. Yet there is a dearth of empirical evidence on how AFC initiatives can improve perceived age-friendliness among community-dwelling older adults, and on how such initiatives may differently affect older adults with different socioeconomic statuses. Drawing on a three-year citywide AFC initiative in Hong Kong, we conducted a trend study to evaluate changes in perceived age-friendliness in eight AFC domains with 2575 and 2697 community-dwelling older adults in 2015 and 2018 respectively, in addition to 36 focus groups involving 206 older adults. Participants were asked to share their views on changes in age-friendliness in their cities. Survey data were analyzed using linear regression while focus group data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Significant improvements were found in perceived age-friendliness in all eight AFC domains. Low-income older adults saw the greatest improvements in age-friendliness. Thematic analysis revealed that despite improvements, shortcomings persist in domains of housing, civic engagement, and employment. Nevertheless, our findings demonstrate that concerted efforts can improve a city's overall age-friendliness, and that such improvements appear most evident among low-income older adults.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofCities-
dc.subjectAge-friendly city-
dc.subjectAging-
dc.subjectEast Asia-
dc.subjectEvaluation-
dc.subjectInequality-
dc.subjectOlder adult-
dc.titleChanges in older adults' perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cities.2022.103748-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85130584754-
dc.identifier.volume127-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 103748-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 103748-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000811981700010-

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