School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Health Soc Care Community. 2019 Sep;27(5):e769-e780. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12805. Epub 2019 Jun 25.
A growing older population worldwide means there is a need to ensure there are sufficient housing options to meet a broad spectrum of need and aspiration. There is little understanding of the relative importance of the "pull factors" that might attract older people to relocate to a new environment. Older people's views of the relative level of attractiveness of potential features of a specialist housing development offering care and support were investigated using Q methodology. Forty-one participants aged 53-89 living in a locality in Northern England rank-ordered 70 statements from April to August 2016. The analysis revealed four viewpoints: adaptation and care seekers, comprising prioritisation of care provision, specialist accommodation and accessibility; care-indifferent luxurians, which encompasses attraction to some "luxury" features and less emphasis on care provision; connected separatists, emphasising a distinct environment with good public transport connections; and independent engagers, comprising attraction towards social opportunities and remaining independent. Broad agreement was found on some topics, such as the generally high prioritisation of safety and security. The research provides a deeper understanding of differences in views towards housing options among older people which developers, planners and funders will need to recognise. While providing high-quality care may be a key objective for some organisations, this may not be the most important concern for some older people contemplating relocation, with many other features considered more attractive.
全球人口老龄化意味着需要确保有足够的住房选择，以满足广泛的需求和愿望。对于可能吸引老年人搬迁到新环境的“拉力因素”的相对重要性，人们的理解甚少。使用 Q 方法学研究了老年人对提供护理和支持的专业住房开发项目的潜在特征的相对吸引力的看法。2016 年 4 月至 8 月，41 名年龄在 53-89 岁之间的参与者居住在英格兰北部一个地区，对 70 个陈述进行了排序。分析揭示了四种观点：适应和护理寻求者，包括优先考虑护理提供、专业住宿和可及性；护理无关的奢侈者，涵盖对一些“奢侈”特征的吸引力和对护理提供的重视程度较低；有联系的分离主义者，强调具有良好公共交通连接的独特环境；以及独立的参与者，包括对社交机会的吸引力和保持独立。在一些主题上达成了广泛共识，例如对安全和保障的普遍高度重视。这项研究深入了解了老年人对住房选择的不同看法，开发商、规划者和资金提供者需要认识到这一点。虽然为一些组织提供高质量的护理可能是一个关键目标，但对于一些考虑搬迁的老年人来说，这可能不是最重要的关注点，许多其他特征被认为更具吸引力。
