Schmidt Tanja, Kerr Jacqueline, Schipperijn Jasper
Research Unit for Active Living, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2019 Jul 6;4(3):41. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics4030041.
Neighborhood Open Spaces (NOS) such as public spaces around people's homes, parks and village greens, may support activity and socializing for older adults. These spaces might be especially important for older adults as they typically are less mobile and have smaller activity spaces and social networks than other age groups. The present exploratory sequential mixed methods study investigates the association between built environment features, social interaction, and walking within NOS, among older adults living in a low socio-economic neighborhood in Copenhagen. Interviews, the Community Park Audit Tool, and the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) were used to capture quantitative and qualitative data on 353 older adults (59-90 years old) within 11 NOS. Walking was predicted by the condition and shade along paths, seating and landscaping. Social interaction was negatively associated with walking, suggesting that older adults tend to sit down when engaging in social activities. Interviews highlighted the importance of social interaction within NOS. Future designs of NOS should acknowledge the importance of social meeting places, but at the same time provide walkable spaces for older adults to promote healthy aging.
邻里开放空间（NOS），如人们家周围的公共场所、公园和乡村绿地，可能会促进老年人的活动和社交。这些空间对老年人可能尤为重要，因为与其他年龄组相比，他们的行动能力通常较差，活动空间和社交网络也较小。本探索性序贯混合方法研究调查了哥本哈根一个社会经济地位较低社区的老年人在邻里开放空间中的建筑环境特征、社交互动和步行之间的关联。通过访谈、社区公园审计工具和社区游戏与娱乐观察系统（SOPARC）收集了11个邻里开放空间中353名老年人（59至90岁）的定量和定性数据。步行受到路径状况、遮荫、座位和景观美化的影响。社交互动与步行呈负相关，这表明老年人在参与社交活动时往往会坐下。访谈强调了邻里开放空间内社交互动的重要性。邻里开放空间的未来设计应认识到社交聚会场所的重要性，但同时也要为老年人提供适宜步行的空间，以促进健康老龄化。
