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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021

Factors Affecting Trends in Societal Indicators of Ageing Well in Hong Kong: Policies, Politics and Pandemics.

J Woo, D Leung, R Yu, R Lee, H Wong

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J WooProf Jean Woo, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, Tel: 852-3505-3493, Fax: 852-2637-3852, Email: jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk.
D Leung
R Yu
R Lee
H Wong

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objectivesTo document the trend in a quality of life indicator for the older Hong Kong population as an assessment of the impact of age friendly city policies, political conflicts and the covid-19 pandemic.

designRandom telephone survey and collection of government data over four years (2017-2020).

settingCommunity living older people.

participantsPeople aged 50 years and over. MEASUREMENTS: The Hong Kong Quality of Life Index covering four domains of in income security, health status, capability and enabling environment.

resultsFrom 2017-9, improvements were seen in various domains in parallel with the adoption of the World Health Organization's Age Friendly City concept by government policy together with a territory wide initiative supported by a major philanthropic organization. However scores of all domains dropped markedly as a result of political conflicts as well as the onset of the pandemic.

conclusionThe documentation of the trend in HKEQOL shows that while it may be used as a macro indicator that is able to reflect policies affecting the well-being of older people, it is also able to reflect the impact of societal unrest and pandemics, and that the latter may override the effect of existing ageing policies. It also follows that during social unrest and pandemics, specific policies targeting older people may be needed to maintain well-being.

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AgingCOVID-19FemaleHealth StatusHealthy AgingHong KongHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPolicyPoliticsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTelephoneage friendly citycapabilityhealthHong Kong Elder Quality of Life Indexincome security

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PMCPMC7552947

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