Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
BMC Geriatr. 2024 May 9;24(1):412. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05021-1.
The global phenomena of an increasing older population within the total population and the rise in urban older residents have prompted numerous studies on the indicators of an age-friendly city in various Iranian cities. The insights obtained from these studies can aid policymakers in promoting social justice for older adults. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the status of age-friendly city indicators across different cities in Iran.
METHOD/DESIGN: A systematic review was conducted by searching for studies in Persian and English databases until March 2024, including Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect, using keywords such as "age-friendly", "elderly-friendly", "cities", "older adults", "aging", "elderly", "indicators", "components", "criteria", "features", "characteristics", "indexes", "Iran", and "urban space", along with their MeSH equivalents, employing "AND" and "OR" operators. Additionally, Persian databases such as Magiran and SID were extensively searched using keywords like "elderly-friendly", "city", "urban spaces", "Iran", "indicators", "components", "features", and "criteria". The references of the final articles were also examined to ensure search accuracy. The results from the studies on the indicators of an age-friendly city were reviewed, summarized, and ultimately reported.
The initial search yielded 2857 articles, of which 34 were included in the systematic review. Only two studies addressed the indicators based on the needs of the older adults, with the majority reporting unfavorable urban conditions for the older adults. Despite these unfavorable conditions, the index of open spaces and buildings received the highest rank among the examined indicators. However, two indicators-respect for older adults, social acceptance, civic participation, and employment- did not perform well in any study.
The findings indicated that Iran failed to meet the required standards for age-friendly cities. Therefore, it is recommended that policymakers in the field of geriatric health take measures to identify and mitigate environmental risk factors for older adults.
This systematic review was registered on the Prospero database with the number CRD42023475657 on date 8 November 2023.
全球范围内总人口中老年人比例不断增加，以及城市老年居民数量的增加，促使许多研究关注伊朗各个城市的老年友好城市指标。这些研究的结果可以帮助政策制定者为老年人促进社会公正。因此，本研究旨在调查伊朗不同城市老年友好城市指标的现状。
方法/设计：通过在 Persian 和 English 数据库中搜索研究，直到 2024 年 3 月，包括 Pubmed、Web of Science、Scopus、Cochrane、Google Scholar 和 ScienceDirect，使用“age-friendly”、“elderly-friendly”、“cities”、“older adults”、“aging”、“elderly”、“indicators”、“components”、“criteria”、“features”、“characteristics”、“indexes”、“Iran”和“urban space”等关键词，并使用“AND”和“OR”运算符，以及 Persian 数据库，如 Magiran 和 SID，使用“elderly-friendly”、“city”、“urban spaces”、“Iran”、“indicators”、“components”、“features”和“criteria”等关键词进行广泛搜索。还检查了最终文章的参考文献，以确保搜索的准确性。对老年友好城市指标的研究结果进行了审查、总结，并最终报告。
最初的搜索产生了 2857 篇文章，其中 34 篇被纳入系统评价。只有两项研究根据老年人的需求探讨了指标，大多数研究报告了不利于老年人的城市条件。尽管存在这些不利条件，但开放空间和建筑物指数在被检查的指标中得分最高。然而，在任何研究中，两项指标——尊重老年人、社会接纳、公民参与和就业——表现不佳。
研究结果表明，伊朗未能达到老年友好城市的要求标准。因此，建议老年医学政策制定者采取措施，确定和减轻老年人环境风险因素。
这项系统评价于 2023 年 11 月 8 日在 Prospero 数据库中以编号 CRD42023475657 进行了注册。
