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Marston, Hannah R.; Niles-Yokum, Kelly and Alexandra Silva, Paula
(2021).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020837
Abstract
This paper explores the intersection of the World Health Organizations (WHO) concepts of Age-Friendly Communities and The Blue Zones® checklists and how the potential of integrating the two frameworks for the development of a contemporary framework can address the current gaps in the literature as well as consider the inclusion of technology and environmental press. The commentary presented here sets out initial thoughts and explorations that have the potential to impact societies on a global scale and provides recommendations for a roadmap to consider new ways to think about the impact of health and wellbeing of older adults and their families. Additionally, this paper highlights both the strengths and the weaknesses of the aforementioned checklists and frameworks by examining the literature including the WHO age-friendly framework, the SAfE Framework, and the Blue Zones® checklists. We argue that gaps exist in the current literature and take a critical approach as way to be inclusive of technology and the environments in which older adults live. This commentary contributes to the fields of gerontology, gerontechnology, anthropology, and geography, because we are proposing a roadmap which sets out the need for future work which requires multi-and-inter-disciplinary research to be conducted for the respective checklists to evolve.
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- Item ORO ID
- 74824
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
- Keywords
- Ageing; age in place; community; Coronavirus; COVID-19; gerontechnology; human centered design; older adults; rural planning; technology; smart ecosystem; smart islands
- Academic Unit or School
- Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS)
- Research Group
- Health and Wellbeing PRA (Priority Research Area)
- Copyright Holders
- © 2021 Hannah R. Marston, © 2021 Kelly Niles-Yokum, © 2021 Paula Alexandra Silva
- Depositing User
- Hannah Marston