Older Adults Living in Disadvantaged Areas: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Baseline Study on Homes, Quality of Life, and Participation in Transitioning Neighborhoods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Swedish policy states that older adults should be able to age safely with continued independence and lead active lives. However, this plays out differently in different Swedish municipalities depending upon degree of demographic change, globalization, and urbanization. Internationally, older adults living in disadvantaged areas have worse physical and mental health, activity restrictions, and reduced life expectancy. In Sweden, research on how disadvantaged areas impact older adults' quality of life is virtually nonexistent. We argue that disadvantaged areas exist in both urban and rural contexts.

Objective

We aimed to investigate how older adults' homes and neighborhoods influence their community participation, quality of life, identity, and belonging in urban an

SUBMITTER: Granbom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9607888 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature