PUBLIC SPACE AS A PLACE OF REHABILITATION FOR THE ELDERLY--A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW/PRZESTRZEN PUBLICZNA JAKO MIEJSCE SPRZYJAJACE REHABILITACJI OSOB STARSZYCH--SYSTEMATYCZNY PRZEGLAD LITERATURY

The phenomenon of the population's gradual global ageing means that an increasing proportion of research is concerned with the space in which seniors function on a daily basis. They are primarily aimed at identifying elements of the built environment that need updating in the new social context...

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Published in:Medycyna Pracy 2024, Vol.75 (3), p.255
Main Authors: Gebczynska-Janowicz, Agnieszka, Janowicz, Rafal
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged patients
Care and treatment
Health aspects
Location
Methods
Public spaces
Rehabilitation
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Summary:The phenomenon of the population's gradual global ageing means that an increasing proportion of research is concerned with the space in which seniors function on a daily basis. They are primarily aimed at identifying elements of the built environment that need updating in the new social context. The purpose of the analyses presented in this article is to review the current scientific literature on various aspects of physical activity of people outdoors in an urbanized environment. The scope review was based on the resources of 3 scientific databases (Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed). The analyses concerned articles published in the last decade (2013- 2023). The collected material was subjected to the PRISMA procedure (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analytics), and 29 articles were extracted for analysis. The conducted research indicated thematic scopes that are undertaken in contemporary research on physical activities of a rehabilitation nature undertaken in public space by older people (>65 years of age). The research topics described in the articles analysed dealt with elements defining the characteristics of public space that mobilise older people to be active, identified barriers preventing its use and factors popularising it. The studies analysed also identified the characteristics of public spaces according to the type of activity used by seniors for rehabilitation. The result of the review is the separation of the thematic scope of research on the activation of the elderly in the open air towards rehabilitation. The information provided may be useful for architects, urban planners and people managing urban spaces to determine design solutions that meet the needs of older people. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(3):255-267 Key words: rehabilitation, well-being, physical activity, elderly people, public space, architecture Globalne zjawisko stopniowego starzenia sie spoleczenstwa sprawia, ze coraz wiecej badan dotyczy przestrzeni, w ktorej seniorzy funkcjonuja na co dzien. Maja one na celu przede wszystkim wskazanie elementow srodowiska zbudowanego, ktore wymagaja aktualizacji w nowym kontekscie spolecznym. Celem analiz przedstawionych w niniejszym artykule jest systemowy przeglad aktualnej literatury dotyczacej roznych aspektow aktywnosci fizycznej osob starszych (>65 lat) na swiezym powietrzu w srodowisku zurbanizowanym. Przegladu dokonano na podstawie zasobow 3 naukowych baz: Web of Science, Scopus i PubMed. Analizy do
ISSN:0465-5893
DOI:10.13075/mp.5893.01514