Life-space Mobility and Aging in Place
| 项目名称： | Life-space Mobility and Aging in Place |
| 摘要： | Research on older adults explores the notion of �aging in place��providing older adults the opportunity to continue to occupy familiar surroundings, to live in their own homes and communities. But oftentimes one�s ability to stay or leave, particularly in old age, depends on the built environment. Mobility is the ability to meet the basic needs to access goods, activities, services, and social interactions as they relate to quality of life (Mollenkopf, 2005). Thus, mobility is essential to older adults due to their limited, or gradually reducing, physical and cognitive abilities. In transportation research, mobility is often regarded in terms of travel behavior and it is measured by the number of outside-home travel. However, in other fields, including public health, it refers to the relative ease and freedom of movement in all of its forms (Satariano et al., 2012). This study intends to broaden the understanding of the environmental factors on older adults� mobility in different life-spaces, from one�s bedroom to sidewalk, from home to a final destination via walking, public transit and/ or driving. The project will document and examine 1) the ways in which older adults talk about, understand, and make meaning of their experiences and conditions related to life-space mobility and, 2) how these frames of reference guide their ability to be able to age in place. To achieve these aims, the project will develop a life-space mobility assessment tool and conduct semi-structured interviews with 25 older adults who have participated in home accessibility modification programs in United States (U.S.) Western region. Given that interviewees already have engage in some level of self-determination to improve their lives at home, we are interested in their life-space mobility and which opportunities they might see to improve their auto-sufficiency. This work will provide both a basis and springboard for studying further geographies and discussion about policy initiatives to effectively and equitably address growing mobility disparities. |
| 状态： | Active |
| 资金： | 219481 |
| 资助组织： | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology |
| 管理组织： | TREC at Portland State University |
| 项目负责人： | Hagedorn, Hau |
| 执行机构： | Portland State University |
| 主要研究人员： | DeLaTorre, Alan |
| 开始时间： | 20170901 |
| 预计完成日期： | 20190530 |
| 实际结束时间： | 0 |
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