Defining the Goals of Age-Friendly Interventions
- Resource Type
- Authors
- A. Glicksman; Amanda J. Lehning; L. Ring
- Source
- Journal of Housing For the Elderly. 31:93-98
- Subject
- Social gerontology
Public Administration
Management science
Age friendly
Field (Bourdieu)
Psychological intervention
Term (time)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030502 gerontology
Political science
Social ecological model
Engineering ethics
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Gerontology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1540-353X
0276-3893
While the term “age-friendly” has become ubiquitous in the field of social gerontology, a clear definition of the term remains elusive. In an effort to clarify the role of age-friendly initiatives, Menec and colleagues presented a framework focused on social connectivity within an ecological model. The articles in this special issue address issues raised by this approach and its implications for policy, programs and scientific research.