TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Age-friendliness and life satisfaction of young-old and old-old in Hong Kong
JO  - Current gerontology and geriatrics research
A1  - Au, Alma M. L.
A1  - Chan, Stephen C. Y.
A1  - Yip, H. M.
A1  - Kwok, Jackie Y. C.
A1  - Lai, K. Y.
A1  - Leung, K. M.
A1  - Lee, Anita L. F.
A1  - Lai, Daniel W. L.
A1  - Tsien, Teresa
A1  - Lai, Simon M. K.
SP  - e6215917
EP  - e6215917
VL  - 2017
IS  - 
N2  - Age-friendliness, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enable and support individuals in different aspects of life for fostering life satisfaction and personal well-being as they age. We identified specific aspect(s) of age-friendliness associated with life satisfaction and examined similarities and differences in age-friendliness and life satisfaction in young-old and old-old adults. Six hundred and eighty-two ageing adults were asked to complete a survey questionnaire consisting of the Age-friendly City Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and sociodemographic variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the effects of various domains of age-friendliness on life satisfaction among the young-old adults (aged 65 to 74, n = 351) and the old-old adults (aged 75 to 97, n = 331). Common domains associated with life satisfaction in both young-old and old-old groups were transportation and social participation. Community and health services were associated with life satisfaction for the young-old group only. On the other hand, civic participation and employment was significantly associated with the old-old group only. Social participation is important for the young-old and the old-old. Ageing older adults can be a resource to the society. Implications for promoting and implementing age-friendliness were discussed in the context of successful and productive ageing and the need for a more refined taxonomy of social activities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1687-7063
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6215917
ID  - ref1
ER  -