Journal article
Conceptualizing Age-Friendly Community Characteristics in a Sample of Urban Elders: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.56(2), pp.90-111
02/01/2013
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.739267
PMCID: PMC5731635
PMID: 23350565
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Conceptualizing Age-Friendly Community Characteristics in a Sample of Urban Elders: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
- Creators
- Richard J Smith - School of Social Work , Wayne State UniversityAmanda J Lehning - School of Social Work , University of MichiganRuth E Dunkle - School of Social Work , University of Michigan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.56(2), pp.90-111
- DOI
- 10.1080/01634372.2012.739267
- PMID
- 23350565
- PMCID
- PMC5731635
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol Soc Work
- ISSN
- 0163-4372
- eISSN
- 1540-4048
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984007160902771
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