EN PT


0313/2017 - Age friendly coimbra: City perception and quality of life in a sample of Coimbra\'s elderly persons .
Coimbra, cidade amiga da(s) idade(s): Percepção da cidade e qualidade de vida de uma amostra de pessoas idosas.

Author:

• Nuno Paiva - Paiva, N - <nuno.ebmm.paiva@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Fernanda Daniel - Daniel, F - <fernanda.b.daniel@gmail.com>
• Alexandre Gomes da Silva - Silva, AG - <alexmfgs@gmail.com>
• Henrique Vicente - Vicente, H - <henrique.t.vicente@gmail.com>


Abstract:

The “Age-Friendly Cities” project was developed by the World Health Organization to address two contemporary issues of increasing relevance: urbanization and demographic ageing. The Checklist of Essential Features of Age-Friendly Cities1 that stemmedthis project is a tool designed for a city’s self-assessment, comprising eight areas of urban living associated with active ageing. This study aims to adapt the Checklist as a quantitative assessment instrument, evaluate the “Age-Friendliness” of Coimbra (Portugal), and analyze the relation between the checklists’ eight domains and quality of life (QoL). To achieve these goals, a personal data questionnaire, the adapted Checklist and the WHOQOL-Bref2 were administered to a non-probabilistic sample of 215 elderly Coimbra residents (aged between 60 and 90 years old). The adapted Checklist presented good psychometric properties, although it was found difficult to answer. “Community and Health Services” and “Social Participation” obtained the highest satisfaction rates; “Housing” and “Civic Participation and Employment” the lowest; “Community and Health Services” and “Housing” presented the strongest correlations with QoL, flagging important areas of improvement.

Keywords:

Coimbra, Quality of Life, Age-Friendly City, Active Ageing

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

Other languages:







How to

Cite

Paiva, N, Daniel, F, Silva, AG, Vicente, H. Age friendly coimbra: City perception and quality of life in a sample of Coimbra\'s elderly persons .. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Sep). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/age-friendly-coimbra-city-perception-and-quality-of-life-in-a-sample-of-coimbras-elderly-persons/16365?id=16365&id=16365



Execution



Sponsors