Hajiazizi AH, Bahmani B, Mahdi N, Manzari Tavakoli V, Barshan A. The relationship between personality traits (Neuroticism and Extraversion) and self-efficacy with aging depression. The "Information and Communication" and "buildings and outdoor space" indicators had the highest and lowest differences from the standard, respectively.Īccording to the present results it is recommended that managers and policymakers of urban planning and healthcare providers in their programs consider the elderly viewpoint to improve the urban characteristics as an age-friendly city.Ĭopyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.Ībbasi M, Mirderikvand F, Adavi H, Hojati M.
Considering age-friendly city indicators, the characteristics of Gorgan City were significantly lower than the WHO recommended standard ( P < 0.001). Data were collected using the age-friendly city questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS-18 using Chi-square and one-sample t-tests.įrom the elderly viewpoint, the mean score of 4 indicators urban buildings and outdoor (58.50 ± 31.2), Transport and transportation system (43.3 ± 82.00), access to Information communication services (46.75 ± 15.1) and the level of access to social support and health services (81.43 ± 21.10). The viewpoint of participants about the characteristics of Gorgan in the four age-friendly city indicators urban and outdoor buildings, transport and transportation systems, information and communication services, and social support and health services was compared with the standard of WHO. 160 eligible elderly people were recruited through multi-stage random sampling. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 on elderly people who referred to the health centers of Gorgan, Iran. The purpose of the study was to determine the age-friendly cities characteristics from the elderly's point of view in Gorgan, Iran.
World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated a global project to define "age-friendly city for improving the elderly's quality of life". Elderly population is rising due to advancement of health care, medical services, and increasing life expectancy.
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