Age-Friendly Environments in Asean Plus Three

Case Studies from Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand

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ID15467448
AutoresSariyamon Tiraphat (0000-0001-8699-7734, Mahidol University, autor correspondente), Doungjai Buntup (0000-0002-7092-6883, Mahidol University), Murallitharan Munisamy (0000-0002-1586-8529, National Cancer Council Malaysia), Thang Huu Nguyen (Hanoi Medical University), Masae Yuasa (0000-0003-2132-7275, Juntendo University), Myo Nyein Aung (0000-0001-8175-6309, Juntendo University), Aung Hpone Myint (Community Partners)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo12
Páginas4523-4523
Data de publicação2020-06-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17124523
PMID32586034
OpenAlexW3036539460
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas30

Promoting age-friendly environment is one of the appropriate approaches to support quality of life toward ageing populations. However, the information regarding age-friendly environments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three countries is still limited. This study aimed to survey the perceived age-friendly environments among ASEAN Plus Three older populations. This study employed cross-sectional quantitative research using multistage cluster sampling to select a sample of older adults in the capital cities of Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. The final sample was composed of 2171 older adults aged 55 years and over, including 140 Japanese, 510 Thai, 537 Malaysian, 487 Myanmarese, and 497 Vietnamese older adults. Data collection was conducted using a quantitative questionnaire with 20 items of perceived age-friendly environments with the rating scale based on the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The score from the 20 items were analyzed and examined high-risk groups of "bad perception level" age-friendly environments using ordinal logistic regression. The research indicated the five highest inadequacies of age-friendly environments including: (1) participating in an emergency-response training session or drill which addressed the needs of older residents; (2) enrolling in any form of education or training, either formal or non-formal in any subject; (3) having opportunities for paid employment; (4) involvement in decision making about important political, economic and social issues in the community; and (5) having personal care or assistance needs met in the older adult's home setting by government/private care services. Information regarding the inadequacy of age-friendliness by region was evidenced to guide policy makers in providing the right interventions towards older adults' needs

Business · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Government (linguistics · Logistic regression · Ordinal regression · Quality of life (healthcare · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomics · Vietnamese · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology