Department of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Australas J Ageing. 2021 Dec;40(4):e287-e293. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12930. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
To explore the barriers to communities in New Zealand developing age-friendly initiatives.
A qualitative participatory approach underpinned this study. Semi-structured digitally recorded individual interviews were undertaken with 24 government officials, local government steering group members and community representatives from an urban city, provincial city and a rural district. A general inductive data analytic process was undertaken. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines were followed to ensure rigour in this study.
(a) Being at the beginning, (b) Minimal diversity and (c) Problems getting started were three key issues identified.
New Zealand is in the early stages of becoming age-friendly. Findings from this study provide a place-based New Zealand perspective and have influenced central government social policy and practice development, culminating in resources supporting local government and communities to successfully implement age-friendly initiatives.
探索新西兰社区在制定适合老年人的举措方面面临的障碍。
本研究采用定性参与式方法。对来自一个城市、一个省会城市和一个农村地区的 24 名政府官员、地方政府指导小组成员和社区代表进行了半结构化的数字记录个人访谈。采用了一般归纳数据分析过程。本研究遵循了定性研究的综合标准报告(COREQ)指南,以确保严谨性。
(a)处于起步阶段,(b)多样性极小,(c)启动问题是确定的三个关键问题。
新西兰正处于迈向适合老年人的阶段。本研究的结果提供了基于地点的新西兰视角,并影响了中央政府的社会政策和实践发展,最终为支持地方政府和社区成功实施适合老年人的举措提供了资源。