School of Public Health, Research Center of Health Equity, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 16;17(12):4304. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124304.
This study aims to identify the typology of city-level active aging and age-friendliness across cities in Taiwan and examine their effects on well-being in terms of life satisfaction (aged 55 and over) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (aged 65 and over) among older adults. The data were from the 2017 Taiwan Senior Citizen Condition Survey. Available indicators of Taiwan's Active Aging Index and city age-friendliness were selected, and mixed linear models were analyzed. Active aging cities were classified into four categories- and -and age-friendly cities into , , and . Life satisfaction was rated higher in and cities compared with city, and related to individuals' active aging status. Physical HRQoL was rated higher in and cities, compared with cities. City types of active aging and age-friendliness have different effects on well-being, but the effects are weaker than those of individuals' characteristics.
本研究旨在识别台湾各城市的积极老龄化和老年友好型城市类型，并探讨其对老年人生活满意度（55 岁及以上）和健康相关生活质量（65 岁及以上）的幸福感的影响。数据来自 2017 年台湾老年人状况调查。选择了台湾积极老龄化指数和城市老年友好型的可用指标，并进行了混合线性模型分析。积极老龄化城市被分为四类，老年友好型城市分为、、和。与城市相比，城市和城市的生活满意度更高，与个人的积极老龄化状态有关。与城市相比，城市和城市的身体 HRQoL 更高。积极老龄化和老年友好型城市类型对幸福感有不同的影响，但影响比个人特征的影响弱。
