Farokhzadian Jamileh, Khajehpour Mohammad Hossein, Motamedi Fatemeh, Rezakhani Hilda Mohammad, Ayoubi-Mahani Shahla
Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
BMC Geriatr. 2025 Jul 2;25(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-06148-5.
The growing aging population is a significant global achievement. Addressing the specific needs of the older adults and creating age-friendly cities are essential priorities. This study aimed to identify health-related needs and indicators of an age-friendly city from the perspective of older adults in a province in southeastern Iran.
This descriptive-cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,000 older adults in Kerman province. Participants were selected through multi-stage sampling. Three questionnaires were used to collect data: the demographic questionnaire, the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, and the World Health Organization’s questionnaire of age-friendly city indicators. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS 26.
The study results revealed that older adults perceived alcohol and self-care as the highest and lowest levels of no needs. Additionally, physical health and benefits obtained the highest frequencies for met and unmet needs, respectively. Friends/relatives mostly helped with self-care but did not help with benefits. In contrast, statutory services provided help with accidental self-harm but did not help with physical health. Age-friendly city indicators in Kerman province were found to be suboptimal, with the Community Support and Health Services index scoring the highest and Transportation index scoring the lowest.
This study offers valuable insights into the health-related needs and indicators of an age-friendly city for older adults in a province in Iran. The results can guide managers, policymakers, and planners in developing effective strategies for elderly care at both national and regional levels.
人口老龄化加剧是一项重大的全球成果。满足老年人的特殊需求并创建适合老年人居住的城市是至关重要的优先事项。本研究旨在从伊朗东南部一个省份的老年人视角，确定与健康相关的需求以及适合老年人居住城市的指标。
本描述性横断面研究在克尔曼省的1000名老年人中进行。参与者通过多阶段抽样选取。使用了三份问卷来收集数据：人口统计学问卷、坎伯韦尔老年需求评估问卷以及世界卫生组织的适合老年人居住城市指标问卷。在SPSS 26中使用描述性和推断性统计进行数据分析。
研究结果显示，老年人认为饮酒和自我护理方面的需求程度分别为最高和最低。此外，身体健康方面满足需求的频率最高，而福利方面未满足需求的频率最高。朋友/亲属大多在自我护理方面提供帮助，但在福利方面未提供帮助。相比之下，法定服务在意外自我伤害方面提供帮助，但在身体健康方面未提供帮助。克尔曼省适合老年人居住城市的指标被发现不太理想，其中社区支持与健康服务指数得分最高，交通指数得分最低。
本研究为伊朗一个省份的老年人与健康相关的需求以及适合老年人居住城市的指标提供了有价值的见解。研究结果可为管理人员、政策制定者和规划者制定国家和地区层面的有效老年护理策略提供指导。
