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Older People's Usage Pattern, Satisfaction with Community Facility and Well-Being in Urban Old Districts
Wang, Siqiang Yung, Esther Cerin, Ester Yu, Yifan Yu, Peiheng
Wang, Siqiang
Yung, Esther
Cerin, Ester
Yu, Yifan
Yu, Peiheng
Abstract
Community facilities are an important element that supports older people's daily life and promotes their well-being. However, there is a dearth of comprehensive studies on the effect of planning and design of different types of community facilities on older people's usage patterns and satisfaction. This study aims to provide a framework to explore the relationship among the planning of community facilities, older people's usage and satisfaction level and well-being for different types of community facilities. Both spatial analysis and questionnaire survey (n = 497) methods are employed in this study. This study finds that commercial (89.34%), municipal (83.10%) and leisure (88.13%) facilities are most commonly used by older people. This study suggests that older people's frequency of visiting community facilities is mainly affected by the purpose of visiting a community facility. Planning and design quality of the community facility are found to be significantly associated with older people's satisfaction level with using a community facility. In addition, older people's higher satisfaction level and usage level of community facilities could increase their physical and psychological well-being. The findings of this study not only contribute to the knowledge gap of older people's usage and satisfaction with using community facilities but also suggest that planners should aim toward a better distribution of community facilities to improve older adults' well-being.
Keywords
community facility, older people, urban old district, usage pattern, well-being
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
19
Issue
16
Page Range
1-24
Article Number
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as green open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
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© 2022 by the authors.
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