title: Age-Friendliness and Life Satisfaction of Young-Old and Old-Old in Hong Kong.
abstract: Age-friendliness, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enable and support individuals in different aspects of life for fostering life satisfaction and personal well-being as they age. We identified specific aspect(s) of age-friendliness associated with life satisfaction and examined similarities and differences in age-friendliness and life satisfaction in young-old and old-old adults. Six hundred and eighty-two ageing adults were asked to complete a survey questionnaire consisting of the Age-friendly City Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and sociodemographic variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the effects of various domains of age-friendliness on life satisfaction among the young-old adults (aged 65 to 74,n= 351) and the old-old adults (aged 75 to 97,n= 331). Common domains associated with life satisfaction in both young-old and old-old groups were transportation and social participation. Community and health services were associated with life satisfaction for the young-old group only. On the other hand, civic participation and employment was significantly associated with the old-old group only. Social participation is important for the young-old and the old-old. Ageing older adults can be a resource to the society. Implications for promoting and implementing age-friendliness were discussed in the context of successful and productive ageing and the need for a more refined taxonomy of social activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Alma M L
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Au
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Stephen C Y
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4240-0742
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jackie Y C
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Anita L F
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Daniel W L
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsien
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Simon M K
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lai