Development and Pilot Validation of an Age-Friendly City Assessment Tool Based on Older Adults’ Perspectives in a Semi-Urban Community
The AFC Assessment Tool demonstrated strong preliminary psychometric properties and practical feasibility for use among community-dwelling older adults in semi-urban settings. By incorporating older adults' perspectives, the tool provides a context-sensitive approach that complements existing administrative and objective assessments. Further validation using larger and more diverse samples is needed to establish construct validity, confirm dimensional structure, and strengthen applicability in public health and environmental gerontology research.
Authors
- Autchariya Punyakaew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3062-0468)
- Supawadee Putthinoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-6109)
- Thanaporn Saopasee
- Tanaporn Nukeaw
- Pich Karakate
Institutions
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23030287
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chiang Mai University