ENVIRONMENT AND LIVING PLACE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 572-573 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Bojanowska
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sense Of Security

Every person’s place of residence is part of their everyday living environment and largely determines their sense of security, while housing conditions affect the quality of life. Therefore, proper housing conditions, meeting the needs of older people and a friendly local environment have an impact on experiencing old age. The research shows that the elderly want to stay in their own house/flat as long as possible, in a familiar and friendly environment. Therefore, it is equally important to adapt a flat or a house to the possibilities of older people, as well as appropriate shaping of the public space, enabling them to move freely. Moreover, aging in the place of residence should mean the launch of numerous services adapted to the changing needs of this very diverse group of elderly people over time, which is part of the de-institutionalization process.

scholarly journals Psychotherapeutic Living Space for the Elderly: The Psychological Basis

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
S.I. Reznichenko
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Physical Comfort

The article is devoted to the problem of designing a psychologically comfortable living environment for seniors. On the example of foreign studies, the necessity of an integrated and scientifically grounded approach to formation of supportive home and institutional environments for elderly people is argued. The basic principles of creation of a healthy physical environment that stimulates social activity and emotional and physical comfort for the elderly are provided: providing sensory comfort, taking into account the activity and preferences of older people, accessibility, plasticity and security of the environment, balance of personal and common spaces, "home design" and a number of others. Modern architectural and design solutions and their therapeutic effect on psychological health of the elderly are considered.

Inclusive Design: An Approach to Adapt Homes for the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1599-1603
Author(s):  
Hossein Fallah ◽  
Jalil Nazari ◽  
Alireza Choobineh ◽  
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad ◽  
Mohamad Asghari Jafarabadi
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Inclusive Design ◽  
World Population ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Homes For The Elderly ◽  
The World ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Current Design

The aging trend of the world population has increased the number of elderly people. Older people prefer to spend most of their time at home. The problem is that today's homes are often unsuitable for the elderly and the disabled. Thus, problems of the current design approaches, which are based on percentiles as well as the tendency to involve the elderly and disabled people in society, have put the concept of inclusive design into consideration. Application of new design approaches, such as inclusive design allows designers to design products and services to meet the needs of a larger group of users regardless of their age and ability. Given the rapid aging of the world population, more research is needed to design specific products and environments for elderly people. Keywords: Home design, Aging, Ergonomics, Adaptation

scholarly journals New Indicators of Spatial Chaos in the Context of the Need for Retrofitting Suburbs

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Mantey ◽  
Wojciech Pokojski
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Functional Aspect ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Spatial Chaos ◽  
Synthetic Index ◽  
Basic Services

The article is dedicated to the phenomenon of spatial chaos in the suburban areas of Polish cities, which, due to uncontrolled scattering of buildings (urban sprawl), require urgent retrofitting. These activities should contribute to the gradual densification of buildings and the more frequent functioning of suburbanites in the local environment, close to the place of residence. The authors claim that the retrofitting of suburbs can be accomplished by impacting two dimensions of spatial chaos: limited pedestrian mobility around the place of residence (walkability) and low access to basic services. The article proposes a set of ten indicators and a synthetic index of spatial chaos that allow measuring the level of disorder in particular suburbs, and therefore on a smaller scale than a municipality, and at the same time refer to the features of the living environment typical of Polish suburbs. These indicators are a direct reference to the abovementioned dimensions of suburban spatial chaos and allow to estimate the degree of compactness of suburban settlements in its functional aspect. The research proved that the more sprawl-like features, the higher the level of spatial disorder.

Feasibility of Using Natural Rubber (NR) Latex Foam as a Soft Robotic Finger: Role of Foaming Agent in Morphology and Dynamic Properties of NR Latex Foam

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunanta Chuayprakong ◽  
Jiraphat Chuchat ◽  
Thorranin Poruksa ◽  
Michelina Soccio
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Muscle Loss ◽  
Ageing Society ◽  
Foaming Agent

Sarcopenia caused by ageing and muscle loss is mostly found in the elderly people. Since a number of older people have been increased, a device which assists with grasping can play an important role in an ageing society. The purpose of this research is to select the material which is potentially a part of soft robotic actuator. Natural rubber (NR) latex produced locally in Thailand is intentionally chosen and chemically vulcanized by using a conventional vulcanization system into a molded fingered foam. The research focuses on varying the amount of foaming agent (Benzene sulfonyl hydrazide, BSH). Effect of foaming agent quantity on morphology and dynamic properties of the prepared natural rubber foam was elucidated. The suitable foam formula is selected and molded as the human fingers in the structure of a potential soft robotic actuator which were tested for the movement.

scholarly journals Improving the quality of life in high-rise. A sustainable approach CPTED observed in the public realm in Widzew

2015 ◽  
pp. 213-224
Author(s):  
Tobias Woldendorp
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
Old People ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Sense Of Security

The article focuses on the sense of security as a very important element affecting the quality of life and its improvement. Attention was drawn to crime and security in public space, which, is used by old people. The aim of the study is to use the CPTED methodology – Dutch solutions in the field of crime prevention such as architectural, urban and green design. The main criteria used in the method is visibility, accessibility, attractiveness and territoriality. Observations and analysis on the use of this method were conducted by the author on the high-rise (real estate) in Łódź-Widzew.

scholarly journals Our place: Public + private balance in a state housing community

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Niamh Cahill
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Communal Living ◽  
Housing Complex ◽  
Council Housing

<p>Government owned housing in New Zealand is moving towards a model of privatisation. This can limit the opportunities found in the semi-public space for neighbours to meet and interact. Without these human interactions, a housing complex loses that which makes it a community. By restructuring the site to facilitate social interaction, this thesis aims to focus the space between buildings towards communal living, through an exploration of the public private interface in council housing complex, Arlington Apartments, in Wellington, New Zealand. This project will develop the balance in which residents can share space with their neighbours, by re-zoning current ambiguous space to be communal to a smaller group, in order to give tenants an opportunity to appropriate their living environment.</p>

scholarly journals Personal Resources of Adapting the Elderly to the Limitations of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Marina V. Kornilova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
Family And Household

The relevance of the topic is determined by the unprecedented restrictions (associated with the spread of COVID-19) on leaving home and personal communication, primarily for the older people. Particular interest is in studying of personal resources elderly Russians needed for living in new conditions, the list of which is based on existing classifications and supplemented by empirical data obtained as a result of a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation on the new lifestyle of Russians during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (April 2020). The indicators are conditionally summarized in four resource blocks: family and household, material and labor, behavioral, psychological. The article shows how the adaptive capabilities of older people depend on the resources they have. According to the results of the study, specifics of adaptation of the older generation to the limitations of the pandemic based on the characteristics of living, labor activity and self-determination, attitude to the self-isolation regime and the reasons for compliance with quarantine measures, the emotional state and features of the perception of a new lifestyle.

scholarly journals Seating furniture for public interior (Creating of non-discriminatory interior for people with limitations and seniors)

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1725-1731
Author(s):  
Věra Kameníková
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
Physical Limitations ◽  
And Function ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Full Utilization

For optimal use and function in the public interior evaluation of seating furniture is important in terms of typology, ergonomics, safety, quality of design, used materials, ecology and other properties. The aim is to adjust the dimensional requirements of the seating furniture for public interior to meet the needs of the current population and reflect the proportional changes in the human body over the last decades.Due to the ageing of population and growing number of people with movement and physiological limitations (which also include the elderly), it will become, in near future, more topical need to modify the rules related to seating furniture that is used in public space. Particularly, in the term of simple and non-discriminatory sitting down and standing up.Proposal to change standards is based on the analysis of used values, the results of the current anthropometrical survey and addition of parameters that were processed by using ergonomic software.In most of the activities related to the seating there is an interaction with the surrounding furniture. Based on this assumption arise the importance of connection between seating furniture and reaching distance of the person sitting on it. Ranges are in the computer simulation divided according to intensity - static, dynamic and comfortable (with the preservation of the natural physiological limitations of joints). The resulting values of simulations can be defined distances suitable for placing objects near seating furniture to ensure the possibility of full utilization.If the principles are kept and they come from the needs of people with limitations, it is certain that the environment will suit all healthy individuals and at the same time it will be non-discriminatory for a greater proportion of people with physical limitations.

scholarly journals Elderly Self Acceptance Based on Gender and Residence and Its Implications to the Guidance and Counseling Services

10.32698/0672 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Alvi Rahmi ◽  
Daharnis Daharnis ◽  
Syahniar Syahniar
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Old People ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
At Home

This study was conducted based on the lamentations of the old people about the existence of themselves. The old people cannot accept their changes both physical and psychological.This study aims to describe the self-acceptance of the elderly in terms of gender and place of residence. The study sample consisted of 116 elderly people, 67 elderly people who lived at home and 49 elderly people who lived in the Affectionate Home of Mother Batusangkar. The instrument used is the elderly self-acceptance questionnaire with reliability of 0.840. The results of this study are the self-acceptance of the elderly differs significantly in terms of gender and place of residence and there is an interaction between sex and residence in explaining the self-acceptance of the elderly.

scholarly journals The Fears of Elderly People in the Process of Purchasing Food Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-313
Author(s):  
Magdalena Olejniczak ◽  
Tomasz Olejniczak
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Important Implication ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Selection Method ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Elderly Consumers

Abstract Research background: The growing segment of elderly consumers implies the need to permanently explore the needs and expectations of older people in relation to the offer of food products. This is because, as the research results show, the households of the elderly are characterized by the different fulfillment of needs compared to others. Purpose: The survey conducted among people over 60 in 2019 was aimed at determining the selected concerns of senior consumers related to the safety of food products. Research methodology: The research among people over 60 years of age was conducted in the Wielkopolska region (of Poland) in 2019 on a sample of 373 people. The respondents were selected using the quota selection method. Results: The vast majority of seniors point to a variety of concerns about the safety of food products. This is surprising, as the respondents equally often emphasize that food in Poland is safe. Novelty: The observations are an important implication for producers or commercial agents – their task is to prepare messages to confirm that the food products offered meet the quality requirements. The process of educating older people can be made difficult – primarily through their well-established (over the years) nutritional practices related to the purchase and consumption of those products that are essential for life.

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