Boldy Duncan, Grenade Linda, Lewin Gill, Karol Elizabeth, Burton Elissa
Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2011 Sep;30(3):136-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00469.x. Epub 2010 Oct 1.
To investigate 'ageing in place' in terms of house, locality and support, related to the Western Australia members of National Seniors Australia.
A postal survey of 6859 members, followed by structured interviews with a subsample of respondents.
A similar proportion of respondents (nearly 30%) had either moved house recently or not for at least 20 years. Almost half were intending to stay in their current residence as they aged, this proportion increasing with age. A key reason for staying was having a 'comfortable' home. Related to moving, lifestyle change was particularly important for younger respondents and upkeep/maintenance difficulties for older respondents.
For varied and complex reasons, many adults choose to move between the ages of 55 and 75. Government policy can further support older Australians to have choices of 'places' to live in that maximise their ability to retain independence.
针对澳大利亚全国老年人协会西澳大利亚州成员，从房屋、居住地点和支持方面调查“原地养老”情况。
对6859名成员进行邮寄调查，随后对部分受访者进行结构化访谈。
近30%的受访者要么近期搬过家，要么至少20年没搬过家。近一半的人打算随着年龄增长继续住在目前的住所，这一比例随年龄增长而上升。选择留下的一个关键原因是拥有一个“舒适”的家。与搬家相关的是，生活方式的改变对年轻受访者尤为重要，而维护/保养困难对年长受访者来说更为重要。
由于各种复杂的原因，许多成年人在55岁至75岁之间选择搬家。政府政策可以进一步支持澳大利亚老年人选择能最大程度保持其独立性的“居住场所”。
