ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2026
Ageing in the City: perceptions of urban age-friendliness in three localities of Bogotá, 2023.
Article in International journal for equity in health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Population ageing poses urgent challenges for designing inclusive cities that safeguard the wellbeing of older people. This study analysed perceptions of urban age-friendliness in three localities of Bogotá, guided by the criteria of the World Health Organization’s Vancouver Protocol. An interpretive phenomenological qualitative approach informed the design, using seven focus groups conducted in 2023 with 57 participants (44 older people, 10 caregivers, and 3 service providers). Thematic analysis explored eight dimensions: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and inclusion, employment, communication and information, and social and health services. Findings reveal ambivalent perceptions, with simultaneous experiences of inclusion and exclusion that expose intra-urban territorial inequalities. Participants in Teusaquillo valued available services and support, whereas in Usme and Tunjuelito they identified barriers linked to mobility, insecurity, and deficiencies in infrastructure. Limited access to transport and health services curtailed autonomy, scarce institutional provision reduced opportunities for social participation, and ageism appeared as a cross-cutting theme. Additional factors such as socioeconomic precariousness, the digital divide, and loneliness deepened processes of exclusion. Although Bogotá has advanced towards becoming a more age-friendly city, structural challenges remain that require intersectoral strategies. Strengthening universal accessibility, expanding comprehensive health care, and promoting intergenerational initiatives alongside digital literacy programmes stand out as key actions to reduce social isolation and foster active and equitable ageing.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.