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- The study aimed to create and validate a questionnaire for assessing features of urban spaces that are friendly to the elderly, addressing the lack of specific measurement tools.
- In two phases, researchers first developed a preliminary questionnaire using qualitative methods, then evaluated its psychometric properties for reliability and validity.
- The final Elderly-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire (EFUSQ) includes 48 items across three key dimensions and can be used to help design age-friendly environments that support active aging.
Article Abstract
Background: Considering the lack of specific measurement tools to study elders' perceptions in outdoor spaces, the study objectives were to derive and validate a questionnaire that assesses the essential features of elderly-friendly urban spaces.
Methods: We used closed-ended questions in two phases. In the first qualitative phase, a preliminary questionnaire was defined using grounded theory. In the second phase, the psychometric properties of the elderly-friendly urban spaces were examined through validity and reliability indices.
Results: The findings of the first phase led to a preliminary item extraction and questionnaire with 15 major domains based on three dimensions: place function, place preferences, and process. In the second phase, a 48-item questionnaire, based on three dimensions, in addition to personal characteristics, was introduced.
Conclusions: The Elderly-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire (EFUSQ) can be adopted in various communities in understanding of how to create age-friendly urban spaces to promote active aging.
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