Environmental and psychosocial interventions in age-friendly communities and active ageing: A systematic review

D Sánchez-González, F Rojo-Pérez… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The academic literature contains little information regarding the interventions
that create age-friendly cities and communities in order to promote active ageing. Objectives …

Age-friendly neighbourhood environment, functional abilities and life satisfaction: a longitudinal analysis of older adults in urban China

Z Pan, Y Liu, Y Liu, Z Huo, W Han - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of age-friendly neighbourhoods is a priority for practice and policy to
promote active ageing and increase life satisfaction for older adults. However, there has …

Changes in older adults' perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study

CH Chui, S Lu, OF Chan, JCS Cheung, Y Guo, Y Liu… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Constructing an Age-friendly City (AFC) has become a major public policy
imperative in response to global population aging and urbanization. Yet there is a dearth of …

Productive engagement and ageing in productivist welfare regimes: Questing for an age-friendly city in Hong Kong

Z Wen, KH Mok, PA Amoah - Ageing & Society, 2022 - cambridge.org
The population aged 65 years and above in Hong Kong is projected to rise from 15 per cent
in 2014 to 38.4 per cent in 2069. Therefore, the quest for creating age-friendly conditions …

Implementing age-friendly policies in China: Assessing the impact on older adults' self-rated health

S Wang, W Hu - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Using prefecture-level policy documents (2008–2018) and the China Health and Retirement
Longitudinal Study (2011–2018), this study used fixed-effects regressions to examine the …

Examining dynamic developmental trends: the interrelationship between age-friendly environments and healthy aging in the Chinese population—evidence from …

Y Cheng, Z Chen, Y Wei, N Gu, S Tang - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The objective of this research is to investigate the dynamic developmental
trends between Age-Friendly Environments (AFE) and healthy aging in the Chinese …

Age-friendly environments and depressive symptoms among Korean adults: The mediating effects of loneliness

SY Park, M Kim, S Chung - Aging & Mental Health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives In this study, we examined (1) group differences with regard to age-friendly
environments (AFE), loneliness, and depressive symptoms among younger, middle-aged …

Socio-economic and technological aspects of mental health of older persons: the role of strong and weak ties in Ghana

PA Amoah, A Osei-Tutu, SB Adjei - Ageing & Society, 2023 - cambridge.org
Research indicates that social capital can influence the extent to which socio-economic
status (SES) and information and communications technology (ICT) affect mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Alternatives for the production of levulinic acid obtained from biomass

LA Santos, GV Fraga, DA Pontes, L Campos… - Química …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Levulinic acid is a reactive polar organic compound deemed as a building block for several
products with relevant applications, replacing traditional substances in the petrochemical …

Health-Related Well-Being of Non-local/International Students During and Beyond COVID-19

PA Amoah - Crafting the Future of International Higher Education in …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter extends the literature on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the
international higher education sector by examining some individual and environmental …