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Ageing in place: Older people identify barriers to remaining in low-density areas

dc.contributor.authorPaulo Nossa
dc.contributor.authorSofia Vale Pereira
dc.contributor.authorMargarida Lima
dc.contributor.authorCoimbra Vieira, Cristina Maria
dc.contributor.authorAnabela Mota-Pinto
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-01T13:03:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-01T13:03:08Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-24
dc.description.abstractStudies involving older people as co-investigators are limited in Portugal. The main objectives of this article are: (I) Analyze the barriers identified by older people living in low-density territories that pose a challenge to ageing in place. (ii) Understand the co-research methodology as an appropriate instrument for increasing the participatory capacity of older people and improving the conditions for ageing in place. (iii) Assess the role of social networks and community support in providing informal assistance to older people in low-density territories. The study involved 14 co-researchers, who had a balanced gender representation and an average age of 64.5 years. All the co-researchers were residents of the study location and volunteered for the research. They were provided training in interview techniques and active listening, prior to the study. A total of three interviews and 23 photographs were analyzed and discussed in five focus group meetings. The participants agreed upon four types of unmet needs and developed proposals to increase their negotiating power, thereby mitigating barriers to their permanence. The co-researchers presented their proposals at two public meetings with decision-makers, managers, and members of the municipal council. The findings were a significant addition to the promotion of the co-research approach and the engagement of older adults in detecting the obstacles that hinder their secure and independent aging in their living environment.por
dc.description.sponsorshipBPI-Rural research grant: RP19-00058 [BPI-D-85437185]; CHAngeing – Connected Hubs in Ageing: Healthy Living to Protect Cerebrovascular Function” funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program (Excellence Hubs HORIZONWIDERA-2022-ACCESS-04-01) under grant agreement No. 101087071
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12062-024-09449-6
dc.identifier.eissn1874-7876
dc.identifier.issn1874-7884
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/25553
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationCentre of Studies in Geography and Territorial Planning
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Population Ageing
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAgeing in place
dc.subjectCo-research
dc.subjectOlder people
dc.subjectFocus groups
dc.subjectEmpowerment
dc.titleAgeing in place: Older people identify barriers to remaining in low-density areaspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleCentre of Studies in Geography and Territorial Planning
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04084%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Population Ageing
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.familyNameCoimbra Vieira
person.givenNameCristina Maria
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person.identifier.ciencia-idC415-B0B9-5315
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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