Health and healthcare have always been central considerations in geographical
gerontology. This paper reviews progress in this part of the field over the past decade (1995 …

The goal of this paper is to compile recent data on the housing and health in old age, with
special emphasis on geropsychological and gerontological studies. The authors first …

Objectives: Social isolation and loneliness are serious public health issues given the
association with negative physical, mental; and cognitive health outcomes and increased …

Importance An association between social and neighborhood characteristics and health
outcomes has been reported but remains poorly understood owing to complex …

Abstracts In China, high-rise residential communities have increasingly become the primary
living mode in recent years. However, issues within the residential environment can still …

Synthesising the social capital and ageing-friendly communities literature, this paper
describes how efforts to make communities more ageing-friendly can promote social …

This qualitative analysis of focus groups describes how neighborhood design encourages
active aging. Nine focus groups were conducted in 2002 and 2003 with residents (N= 60) …

An accumulating body of literature has shown the influence of neighborhood environment
on well-being. This study investigated the relationship between perceived neighborhood …

This study examines the impact of social engagement on elderly health in China. A two-
stage residual inclusion (2SRI) regression approach was used to examine the causal …

This study explored the relationship between social capital and aspects of the built
environment, focusing in particular on the walkability of suburbs as determined by street …