Glass Anne P
School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
J Women Aging. 2020 Jan-Feb;32(1):3-27. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2019.1681888. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
Data were collected at five elder cohousing neighborhoods to understand more about who lives in these communities, their reasons for moving, their satisfaction, and to explore the intersection between loneliness and sense of community. The average age of the predominantly white, female, and well-educated sample (n = 86, 56% response rate), was 68 ± 6.573 at move-in. Respondents moved in search of a sense of community and were generally satisfied with their experiences. Prevalence of loneliness was lower than the national average, but still affected 24% of the sample. Findings suggest that senior cohousing is delivering on the promise to promote sense of community.
在五个老年共同住房社区收集了数据，以更深入了解居住在这些社区的人群、他们搬家的原因、他们的满意度，并探索孤独感与社区感之间的交叉点。这个以白人、女性为主且受过良好教育的样本（n = 86，回复率为56%）入住时的平均年龄为68±6.573岁。受访者为寻求社区感而搬家，总体上对他们的经历感到满意。孤独感的患病率低于全国平均水平，但仍影响了24%的样本。研究结果表明，老年共同住房正在兑现促进社区感的承诺。
