Age-Friendly Cities Performance. Assessment Indicators System Validation

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Francisco Alves Pinheiro (Author) Other; Miguel Tato Diogo (Author) FEUP; Joaquim Eduardo Sousa Góis (Author) FEUP; Constança Paúl (Author) ICBAS

Journal

Title: Psychology

Vol. 6 No. 5

Pages: 622-632

Publisher: Scientific Research

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

CORDIS: Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-X4A

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2015.65060

Abstract (EN): This study aimed to validate a set of indicators that can contribute to producing a diagnostic about the living conditions of the elderly population in the cities, serving as a powerful tool for decision making. The methodology adopted was the adaptation of the “Diagnostic content validation model”, Fehring, published in 1987. The system of indicators was based on the concept of active ageing and its determinants. Of the 38 indicators analyzed by the experts as to their appropriateness and relevance for the diagnosis and monitoring of the performance of cities to be friends of the elderly, 17 were considered critical, 19 supplementary and 2 were considered inadequate and irrelevant, being excluded from the system. Then the reliability of the questionnaire through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated. The indicators proved to be useful in classifying age-friendly cities worldwide. Keywords Active Aging, Age-Friendly Cities, Decision Making, Indicator System, Validating Indicators

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11