Institute of Economics Sciences, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
Department of Spatial Economy, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 22;16(14):2601. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142601.
The purpose of the study is to determine the actual demand for the elimination of architectural barriers among senior citizens in their place of residence and also in its immediate environment in Poland. The research covered a group of people in the post-productive age, living in the Lower Silesia voivodship in Poland. Different research methods were used in the study, primarily including the public opinion survey based on a questionnaire as well as statistical analyses. The cross-tabulation analysis of differences in quality characteristics was performed using Pearson's chi-square test (χ test of independence) or Fisher's exact test, when the expected number was lower than five. As a post hoc analysis, checking the nature of differences between the studied groups, the analyses were carried out using the method by Baesley and Schumacker. For all analyses, the maximum permissible error class I α = 0.05 was adopted, whereas ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The research revealed that a much larger group of people aged 55 and older suffers from mobility limitations than the ones resulting from disability certificates, thus confirming the assumption that along with the respondents' age, their mobility limitations intensify, resulting in the need for assistance while moving outside their houses/apartments.
本研究旨在确定波兰老年人在其居住场所及其周边环境中实际消除建筑障碍的需求。研究对象为波兰下西里西亚省处于生产后期年龄段的人群。本研究采用了多种研究方法，主要包括基于问卷的公众意见调查以及统计分析。使用 Pearson's chi-square 检验（独立性检验）或 Fisher's exact test 对质量特征差异进行交叉表分析，如果预期数量低于五，则采用 Fisher's exact test。作为事后分析，为了检查研究组之间差异的性质，使用 Baesley 和 Schumacker 的方法进行分析。对于所有分析，采用最大允许误差 I α = 0.05，而 ≤ 0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。研究表明，患有行动障碍的 55 岁及以上人群比因残疾证明而患有行动障碍的人群要多得多，这证实了这样一种假设，即随着受访者年龄的增长，他们的行动障碍会加剧，导致他们在离开房屋/公寓时需要帮助。
