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Environmental characteristics of older people attending physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinics

dc.contributor.authorBeyazova, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorDoğan, Asuman
dc.contributor.authorKutsal, Yeşim Gökce
dc.contributor.authorKarahan, Sevilay
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Şule
dc.contributor.authorGökkaya, Kutay Ordu
dc.contributor.authorToraman, Füsun
dc.contributor.authorDinçer, Nilay
dc.contributor.authorHizmetli, Sami
dc.contributor.authorSenel, Kazım
dc.contributor.authorYazgan, Pelin
dc.contributor.authorOrtancıl, Özgür
dc.contributor.authorÖzyemişçi-Taşkıran, Özden
dc.contributor.authorBorman, Pınar
dc.contributor.authorOkumus, Muesser
dc.contributor.authorCeceli, Esma
dc.contributor.authorEvcik, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorAy, Saime
dc.contributor.authorÖztop, Pınar
dc.contributor.authorTurhan, Nur
dc.contributor.authorEskiyurt, Nurten
dc.contributor.authorGünaydın, Rezzan
dc.contributor.authorEyigör, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorAltındağ Özlem
dc.contributor.authorAydeniz, Ali
dc.contributor.buuauthorIrdesel, Jale
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.researcheridFAP-6320-2022
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-09T13:20:42Z
dc.date.available2024-07-09T13:20:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-01
dc.description.abstractObjective: A residential environment refers to the physical and social characteristics in a neighbourhood. The physical characteristics include interior housing qualities, exterior neighbourhood characteristics, and the accessibility of essential facilities and services outside the neighbourhood. Older adults especially may be vulnerable to the negative impacts of the residential environment. The aim of this study is to elucidate the problems ageing people face in their neighbourhoods, buildings and public areas.Methods: The study group consisted of a total of 1,001 people over the age of 65 who were admitted to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics in Turkey and consented to participate. A questionnaire covering demographic, social and environmental information was used.Results: Of the study group, 58.6% was living in an apartment building, but only 23.6% of these buildings had an elevator, and the stairs were inconvenient in 46.7% of the buildings. Only 49% of the elderly people went for a walk regularly. The most frequent complaint about the hospitals, community health centres and other public areas was the inappropriate restroom conditions. Eighty-six percent of the study group were not members of an organization, a foundation or a group, and 73.6% did not have personal hobbies.Conclusions: The layouts of buildings and surroundings are inappropriate for older people, and the opportunities for them to participate in social activities are limited. Health and social programmes and governmental and local policies for older people are needed, and public awareness about this issue should be raised.
dc.identifier.doi10.21101/cejph.a5194
dc.identifier.endpage39
dc.identifier.issn1210-7778
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage33
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/43099
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.identifier.wos000548269300005
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SCI
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SSCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNatl Inst Public Health
dc.relation.journalCentral European Journal Of Public Health
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectNeighborhood environment
dc.subjectAdults
dc.subjectMobility
dc.subjectParticipation
dc.subjectDisability
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectSocial life
dc.subjectAged population
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectPublic, environmental & occupational health
dc.subjectPublic, environmental & occupational health
dc.titleEnvironmental characteristics of older people attending physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinics
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi

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