Vol. 21 No. 2(79) (2022), Artykuły
Vol. 21 No. 2(79) (2022)

Social cohesion and an age-friendly environment determine the life satisfaction of elderly people in rural areas: an integrative review of the literature

Artykuły
Published 2024-11-04
Mihael Nedeljko
Alma Mater Europaea – ECM, Research Institut of Social Gerontology
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-8049
Barbara Toplak Perović
Alma Mater Europaea – ECM, Research Institut of Social Gerontology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6013-0064
Boris Miha Kaučič
Alma Mater Europaea – ECM, Research Institut of Social Gerontology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9708-3214

Abstract

SOCIAL COHESION AND AN AGE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT DETERMINE THE LIFE SATISFACTION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Introduction. As the global population is ageing and life expectancy is gradually increasing, we wanted to use a literature review to study what determines the life satisfaction of older people in rural areas. In doing so, we focused on age-friendly communities that enable older people to live as actively and independently as possible and allow quality ageing.

Methods. The integrative literature review method in accordance with PRISMA guidelines was used. The selection of articles in English was made according to the following inclusion criteria: scientifi city, content relevance and topicality. The literature serach covered the bibliographic-catalogue databases Web of Science and PubMed, from 2010 to 2020. After selection, a qualitative kontent analysis was applied to the data.

Results. From the initial twenty-one articles, we gained an insight into the life satisfaction of the elderly in rural areas through a substantive analysis of nine scientifi c articles. Two content categories were identifi ed: social cohesion of the elderly and age-friendly environment.

Discussion and conclusion. Social cohesion and an age-friendly environment are important for ensuring the life satisfaction of elderly people in rural areas. Based on a review of the literature, we found out that literature focusing on ageing in urban areas predominates. In the future, it will be necessary to study the factors that aff ect the life satisfaction in geographical locations that are similar in size and cultural and social characteristics

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