School of Civil Engineering, Sanjiang University, Nanjing 210012, China.
College of Economic and Management, Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology, Nanjing 210023, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 14;18(14):7500. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147500.
Many seniors live in old residential communities (ORCs) with low-quality outdoor environment (OE), which hinders the residents' outdoor daily activities (ODAs). This paper empirically investigates the association of OE on ODAs for seniors living in ORCs. A questionnaire was designed and distributed in six central districts of Nanjing city. A total of 258 questionnaires was finally collected, of which 60.08%, 29.46%, 9.69%, and 0.78% respondents were scattered into four age groups (61-69, 70-79, 80-89, and ≥90), respectively. Based on reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis, the results show that: (1) social activities are mainly associated with noise; (2) leisure activities are significantly associated with road accessibility, slip-resistance measures, greenery, and staff; (3) utilitarian-type activities are significantly associated with stairway accessibility, slip-resistance measures, greenery, and seating; (4) there is a significant association between nature-exposure activities and layout, greenery, and poor air quality. The findings could guide Chinese officials when renewing ORCs by addressing the most important outdoor environmental factors associated with ODAs.
许多老年人居住在老旧住宅区（ORC），那里的户外环境（OE）质量较差，这阻碍了居民的户外日常活动（ODA）。本文实证研究了居住在 ORC 的老年人 OE 对 ODA 的影响。设计并在南京市六个中心区发放了问卷。最终共收集了 258 份问卷，其中 60.08%、29.46%、9.69%和 0.78%的受访者分别被分为四个年龄组（61-69、70-79、80-89 和≥90）。基于可靠性分析、相关分析和回归分析，结果表明：（1）社会活动主要与噪声有关；（2）休闲活动与道路可达性、防滑措施、绿化和工作人员显著相关；（3）功利型活动与楼梯可达性、防滑措施、绿化和座位显著相关；（4）与自然暴露活动与布局、绿化和空气质量差之间存在显著关联。这些发现可以为中国官员在更新 ORC 时提供指导，以解决与 ODA 最相关的户外环境因素。
