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Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review

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  • Andy Hong

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Department of City & Metropolitan Planning, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Jessie Welch-Stockton

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Ja Young Kim

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Department of City & Metropolitan Planning, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Sarah L. Canham

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Department of City & Metropolitan Planning, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Valerie Greer

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    School of Architecture, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Michelle Sorweid

    (Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Aging Brain Care Program, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA)

Abstract

To address the numerous challenges associated with aging, increased attention has been given to the development of age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) to promote healthy aging and social participation. However, limited evidence exists for addressing both health and social needs through the AFCC framework. We address this gap by conducting a scoping review of the interventions that target both health and social outcomes within the purview of the AFCC framework. The results showed that many of the successful interventions used a partnership model and behavioral change theories to inform the program design and implementation. The results also indicated that social participation and engagement played a key role in making the interventions successful. However, the results revealed that the literature is dominated by person-focused approaches. Future research should focus more on evaluating environmental-focused interventions and develop a holistic framework that combines both person- and environment-based approaches to healthy aging.

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  • Andy Hong & Jessie Welch-Stockton & Ja Young Kim & Sarah L. Canham & Valerie Greer & Michelle Sorweid, 2023. "Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-27, January.
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