Do age-friendly characteristics influence the expectation to age in place? A comparison of low-income and higher income Detroit elders

Amanda J Lehning; Richard J Smith; Ruth E Dunkle

doi:10.1177/0733464813483210

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Do age-friendly characteristics influence the expectation to age in place? A comparison of low-income and higher income Detroit elders

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Do age-friendly characteristics influence the expectation to age in place? A comparison of low-income and higher income Detroit elders

Amanda J Lehning, Richard J Smith and Ruth E Dunkle

Journal of applied gerontology, Vol.34(2), pp.158-180

03/2015

DOI: 10.1177/0733464813483210

PMCID: PMC4640671

PMID: 24652879

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Abstract

Currently there is limited evidence linking age-friendly characteristics to outcomes in elders. Using a representative sample of 1,376 adults aged 60 and older living in Detroit, this study examined the association between age-friendly social and physical environmental characteristics and the expectation to age in place, and the potential differences between low- and higher-income elders. Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) age-friendly guide, we identified six factors reflecting age-friendly characteristics. Logistic regression models indicated that regardless of income level only neighborhood problems were significantly associated with expecting to age in place. Low-income elders were more likely to expect to age in place than their higher-income counterparts, and it is unclear whether this resulted from a desire to remain in the home or that there is no place else to go. Future research should address the ways in which financial resources affect the choices, expectations, and outcomes of aging in place.

Income - statistics & numerical data

Independent Living - statistics & numerical data

Residence Characteristics

Poverty

Cross-Sectional Studies

Humans

Middle Aged

Logistic Models

Male

Social Environment

Michigan

Aged, 80 and over

Aging

Female

Aged

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Title: Subtitle: Do age-friendly characteristics influence the expectation to age in place? A comparison of low-income and higher income Detroit elders
Creators: Amanda J Lehning - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA alehning@umich.edu
Richard J Smith - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Ruth E Dunkle - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied gerontology, Vol.34(2), pp.158-180
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813483210
PMID: 24652879
PMCID: PMC4640671
NLM abbreviation: J Appl Gerontol
ISSN: 0733-4648
eISSN: 1552-4523
Publisher: United States
Grant note: T32 AG000117 / NIA NIH HHS T32-AG000117 / NIA NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/2015
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: 9984006347002771

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