@article {8477, title = {Neighborhood Support and Aging-in-Place Preference Among Low-Income Elderly Chinese City-Dwellers.}, journal = {J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci}, volume = {71}, year = {2016}, month = {2016 Jan}, pages = {98-105}, abstract = {

OBJECTIVES: Preferences for aging-in-place are unclear among low-income elderly Chinese city-dwellers, who are more likely to be geographically bound, to have little care support, but possess strong filial values and family cohesiveness. This study investigated the preferences for aging-in-place and its contributing neighborhood factors among low-income Chinese elderly in a metropolitan city.

METHOD: We conducted interviews with 400 older people residing in public housing estates in Hong Kong.

RESULTS: The majority of low-income elderly persons (80.4\%) prefer to age in place even if their health and functioning has deteriorated beyond independent living. Logistic regression showed that (a) having very low income (

DISCUSSION: Low-income elderly Chinese city-dwellers prefer to age in place, given appropriate neighborhood support. These findings can be interpreted in light of Lawton{\textquoteright}s ecological theory of aging and suggest a service model similar to the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community with Supportive Service Programs.

}, keywords = {Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Hong Kong, Humans, Independent Living, Interview, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Poverty, Quality of Life, Residence Characteristics, Social Support, Urban Population}, issn = {1758-5368}, doi = {10.1093/geronb/gbu154}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25384636}, author = {Terry Y S Lum and Vivian W Q Lou and Chen, Yanyan and Wong, Gloria and Luo, Hao and Tracy Tong} }