Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Perception of the Age-Friendliness of Their Environment and the Impact of Loneliness, Technology Use, and Mobility: Quantitative Analysis
Pandemic-related LSM restrictions impacted perceived AFEs and loneliness negatively, but technology played a moderating role. The findings demonstrate that technology could be considered as a ninth domain in the WHO's assessment of AFEs for older adults and that there is a need for its explicit acknowledgment.
Authors
- Eric Balki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5404-7187)
- Niall Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-4671)
- Carol Holland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-6554)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Leeds College of Building (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/67242
- Primary Topic
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00