Transforming Needs and Countermeasures of Old Communities-A Case Study of Dalian in Liaoning Province

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10.2991/icmess-17.2017.39How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Transformation; Old community; Structural equation modeling

Abstract

According to the appropriate dimensions offered by World Health Organization (WHO) and American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), this paper make the transforming need dimensions for old communities in Dalian, China. And we carry out a survey in 50 communities in Dalian, covering four districts and high-tech zone, whose data are then analyzed by a structural equation model. This allows us analyzing empirically the effect of the shortage in aging service in Dalian, so the communities can meet the special physiological, psychological and social needs of the old. The conclusions are that the transforming needs of old communities include accessibility, building and housing, community care and activities and spiritual needs.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaonan Fan
AU  - Chong Feng
AU  - Weihua Yang
PY  - 2017/06
DA  - 2017/06
TI  - Transforming Needs and Countermeasures of Old Communities-A Case Study of Dalian in Liaoning Province
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Management, Education and Social Science (ICMESS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 162
EP  - 167
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmess-17.2017.39
DO  - 10.2991/icmess-17.2017.39
ID  - Fan2017/06
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