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Built environment and elderly population health: a comprehensive literature review
Noe Garin1, Beatriz Olaya1, Marta Miret2
1Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona. Dr Antoni Pujades, 42, 08830, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Bar-celona, Spain ; Fundació Sant Joan de Déu. Santa Rosa, 39-57, 08950. Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain ; Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM. Monforte de Lemos 3-5. Pabellón 11. 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Global population aging over recent years has been linked to poorer health outcomes and higher healthcare expenditure. Policies focusing on healthy aging are currently being developed but a complete understanding of health determinants is needed to guide these efforts. The built environment and other external factors have been added to the International Classification of Functioning as important determinants of health and disability. Although the relationship between the built environment and health has been widely examined in working age adults, research focusing on elderly people is relatively recent. In this review, we provide a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence on the built environment and health in the elderly.
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