Co-creating inclusive spaces and places: Towards an intergenerational and age-friendly living ecosystem.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evolving aging societies, ongoing digitalisation and circumstances of COVID-19 are changing living conditions for growing older. There is an increased urgency to view public health with a focus on integrating people of all ages into the matrix of opportunities afforded in their communities. This study initiates the conceptualization of an intergenerational, age-friendly living ecosystem (AFLE) to enhance public health planning.

Methodology

A participatory study was conducted using a multi-methods approach. Six virtual co-creation sessions (n = 35-50 participants), alongside a mainly open-ended INTERGEN survey designed specifically for this study (n = 130) were conducted to conceptualize multilevel ideas for building intergenerational age-friendly p

SUBMITTER: Fang ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9846501 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature