title: [Residential mobility in old age. Age-appropriate housing as a primary preventive strategy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Unfavorable living conditions in old age have negative physical, psychological and social implications and increase the risk of institutionalization. The aim of this study is to examine older adults’ readiness to relocate to age-appropriate housing versus the wish to stay where they are.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 103 older men and women were questioned prospectively, face-to-face, regarding their readiness to relocate. In addition to assessing several established predictors of residential mobility, data on objective living situations were collected. The data were subjected to bi- and multivariate analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 70.9%, the proportion of respondents who are not willing to move (stayers) far exceeds the proportion of those who are (movers, 29.1%). Older respondents are more satisfied with their living situation and less likely to move. This study provides empirical evidence for the "satisfaction paradox" with respect to living conditions and for the importance of the subjective standard of living for quality of life in old age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modern housing counseling should more strongly reflect the variety of needs, requirements and living situations of older people today than it has done in the past. It is therefore recommended that the currently dominating paradigm of "aging in place" be critically re-evaluated.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Teti
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Grittner
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kuhlmey
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Blüher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001604:Berlin; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006306:Health Surveys; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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