ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Combining the Digital, Social and Physical Layer to Create Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.
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- Comparing age-friendly city and community policies from China and the world: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Co-designing community-level integral interventions for active ageing: a systematic review from the lens of community-based participatory research.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Urban Green Space and Subjective Well-Being of Older People: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The 4 Ss Framework for Designing Age-Friendly Communities of the Future: Focus Group Study.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Digital technology use among age-friendly community initiatives in the United States.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Digital healthcare services in the context of age-friendly community initiatives in China: a realist evaluation.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Quantifying the association between rural older adult daily internet use duration and affective disorders: an empirical study based on propensity score matching.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Operationalizing age-friendliness in urban China: a multi-case study of gated retirement and open multi-generational communities.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms among older adults: panel data analysis of five longitudinal cohort studies.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- The influence of community park characteristics on satisfaction in Guangzhou: Moderating and mediating effects analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Community-Based Interventions for Promoting Active Aging: A Systematic Review of the Roles of Technology.Innovation in aging · 2024Review
- A Toolkit for Co-Designing towards Community-Based Active Ageing: Lessons Learned during Development.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Recognition and Analysis of an Age-Friendly Intelligent Sofa Design Based on Skeletal Key-Points.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Weaving Social Connectivity into the Community Fabric: Exploring Older Adult's Relationships to Technology and Place.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Voices of Experience: What Do Low-Income Older Adults Tell Us About Mobility, Technology, and Social Participation?Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
- Involving Older Adults During COVID-19 Restrictions in Developing an Ecosystem Supporting Active Aging: Overview of Alternative Elicitation Methods and Common Requirements From Five European Countries.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and Loneliness among Older Adults: Associations with Mode of Family/Friend Contacts and Social Participation.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
This qualitative investigation makes suggestions about creating age-friendly cities for older adults focusing on three domains of the World Health Organization (WHO) age-friendly city framework namely "Communication and Information", "Outdoor Spaces and Buildings" and "Social Participation". The authors present two case studies, the first one focusing on older adults using activity wearables for health self-management in the neighborhood, and the second one focusing on older adults engaged in social prescribing activities in the community. The authors then reflect on the relationships of the domains and future opportunities for age-friendly cities. These case studies apply a co-design and citizen-based approach focusing within these larger frameworks on emotions, values and motivational goals of older adults. Results suggest how the convergence of the often siloed age-friendly city components based on older adults' goals and input can lead to better social participation and longer-term health outcomes. The authors propose that the digital, physical and social aspects need to be considered in all domains of age-friendly cities to achieve benefits for older adults. Further work involving older adults in the future shaping of age-friendly neighborhoods and cities, and identifying barriers and opportunities is required.
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