Built environment and elderly population health: a comprehensive literature review 


Autoria(s): Garin, N.; Olaya, B.; Miret, M.; Ayuso-Mateos, JL.; Power, M.; Bucciarelli, P.; Haro Abad, Josep Maria
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat de Barcelona

Resumo

Global population aging over recent years has been linked to poorer health outcomes and higher healthcare expenditure. Policies focusing on healthy aging are currently being developed but a complete understanding of health determinants is needed to guide these efforts. The built environment and other external factors have been added to the International Classification of Functioning as important determinants of health and disability. Although the relationship between the built environment and health has been widely examined in working age adults, research focusing on elderly people is relatively recent. In this review, we provide a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence on the built environment and health in the elderly.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2445/65758

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

BioMed Central

Direitos

cc-by (c) Garin, N. et al., 2014

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Palavras-Chave #Envelliment de la població #Salut mental #Salut pública #Qualitat de vida #Benestar #Population aging #Mental health #Public health #Quality of life #Human comfort
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