Annear Michael, Keeling Sally, Wilkinson Tim
Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Australas J Ageing. 2014 Mar;33(1):43-9. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12053. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
To develop community-generated recommendations to inform urban environmental remediation following earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, and share these with local decision-makers during a participatory action research process.
This study employed three focus group discussions to critique mixed-methods and multiphase results and develop evidence-based recommendations. Participants included 30 volunteers and 8 knowledgeable advisers aged 65 years and older.
Participant recommendations addressed the remediation of earthquake-affected suburbs, access to transportation, age-friendly design, safer communities, resilient support agencies, and restoration of resources for social and cultural activities.
Older collaborators identified salient barriers to active ageing and options for post-earthquake redevelopment that had not previously been considered in research or policy. Independently living older adults are well placed to work with researchers to develop recommendations to improve the urban environment following natural disasters as well as in times of relative stability.
制定由社区提出的建议，为新西兰克赖斯特彻奇地震后的城市环境整治提供参考，并在参与式行动研究过程中与当地决策者分享这些建议。
本研究采用了三次焦点小组讨论，以评估混合方法和多阶段研究结果，并制定基于证据的建议。参与者包括30名志愿者和8名65岁及以上的知识渊博的顾问。
参与者提出的建议涉及受地震影响郊区的整治、交通便利性、适老化设计、更安全的社区、有复原力的支持机构以及社会和文化活动资源的恢复。
老年参与者确定了积极老龄化的显著障碍以及地震后重建的选项，这些在之前的研究或政策中未曾被考虑过。独立生活的老年人有能力与研究人员合作，制定建议以改善自然灾害后以及相对稳定时期的城市环境。
