Socially active neighborhoods: construct operationalization for aging in place, health promotion and psychometric testing.

ABSTRACT: From the year 2003 when the first walkability scale was published to date, person-environment fit models and empirical research, some of which was published in Health Promotion International, have encapsulated healthy communities in 'neighborhood walkability'. While there is no doubt that neighborhood walkability positively influences health-seeking behaviors and health, recent models suggest that their measurement and conceptualization have not emphasized the role played by psychosocial and personal factors in aging in place. Thus, the development of scales measuring human ecosystem factors has not recognized all critical factors suited for older adults. In this paper, we aim to draw on relevant literature to frame a more holistic construct, hereby referred to as Socially Active Neighborh

SUBMITTER: Asiamah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933838 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature