Assessing Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Developing a Novel Survey Tool for Assessment and Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) have gained recognition as essential responses to the needs of aging populations. Despite their growing significance, there is a notable lack of effective measurement tools to assess the planning, implementation, and sustainability of AFCIs. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey tool for evaluating AFCIs.

Research design and methods

A sequential exploratory mixed-method design was used in 2 phases. First, we identified key themes from interviews with AFCI leads to generate AFCI survey items and regional workshops. Then, we conducted a pilot of the survey and assessed its measurement properties.

Results

Thematic analysis of interviews with 68 key informants from 58 AFCIs revea

SUBMITTER: Webster S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11586661 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature