Defining a Framework for Age-Friendly Interventions

Abstract

Although there is no generally agreed upon definition of the term age friendly, almost all definitions share the same health related goals. Menec et. al. offered a conceptual framework defining age friendly as efforts to increase connectivity. Our analysis was designed to test the hypothesis that targets of many age friendly efforts (food, housing, transportation and social capital) are associated with these health outcomes. We discovered that the two areas associated with increasing connectivity, transportation and social capital, were associated with the age-friendly health related goals. We conclude that Menec's framework provides a useful way of defining age friendly interventions.