Linking Older Adults' Psychosocial Well-Being With Objective and Perceived Environments in Slovenia.

ABSTRACT: Background: Europe's aging population faces resource loss, loneliness, and social isolation, making psychosocial well-being a priority. A well-designed environment can help compensate for lost resources, while poor design may harm health, highlighting environmental quality as key to successful aging. Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the link between psychosocial well-being, and the built environment. Method: Participants from three retirement homes in Slovenia filled in the World Health Organization Wellbeing Index, the Brief Sense of Community, the Lubben Social Network Scale, the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, and the short version of the Social Production Function Instrument with the assistance of a researcher. Additionally, the buil

SUBMITTER: Erce Paoli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460924 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature