Finnish Seniors’ Move to a Senior House: Examining the Push and Pull Factors

Tyvimaa, Tanja; Kemp, Candace L.

doi:10.1080/02763893.2011.545742

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“…A total of 74 studies were published in peer-reviewed journals [ 10 , 21 – 28 , 30 – 99 ]; nine more were retrieved from doctoral theses [ 100 – 108 ] and three others from book chapters reviewed by editorial committees [ 29 , 109 , 110 ]. Over half were published after 2005 (n = 50) [ 10 , 21 – 23 , 25 – 39 , 44 , 46 – 48 , 51 , 53 , 55 – 58 , 60 – 62 , 64 – 66 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 74 , 77 , 78 , 80 , 81 , 84 – 86 , 88 , 90 – 92 , 96 , 98 , 99 , 106 ]. Over three quarters of independent studies were conducted in the USA (n = 48) [ 21 , 24 , 31 , 33 , 36 – 38 , 40 – 43 , 47 ,…”

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Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults

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BackgroundMost older adults wish to stay at home during their late life years, but physical disabilities and cognitive impairment may force them to face a housing decision. However, they lack relevant information to make informed value-based housing decisions. Consequently, we sought to identify the sets of factors influencing the housing decision-making of older adults.MethodsWe performed a systematic literature search for studies evaluating any factors influencing the housing decisions among older adults over 65 years old without cognitive disabilities. Primary research from any study design reported after 1990 in a peer-reviewed journal, a book chapter or an evaluated doctoral thesis and written in English, French or Spanish were eligible. We extracted the main study characteristics, the participant characteristics and any factors reported as associated with the housing decision. We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis from the perspective of the meaning and experience of home.ResultsThe search resulted in 660 titles (after duplicate removal) from which 86 studies were kept for analysis. One study out of five reported exclusively on frail older adults (n = 17) and two on adults over 75 years old. Overall, a total of 88 factors were identified, of which 71 seem to have an influence on the housing decision-making of older adults, although the influence of 19 of them remains uncertain due to discrepancies between research methodologies. No conclusion was made regarding 12 additional factors due to lack of evidence.ConclusionA wealth of factors were found to influence housing decisions among older adults. However, very few of them have been studied extensively. Our results highlight the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork to study the influence of a broader range of factors as a whole. These results will help older adults make the best possible housing decision based on their unique situation and values.

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Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults

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“…Föreställningen om ett aktivt och socialt liv samt jämnårigt sällskap kan öka de äldres vilja att flytta till en social boendeform (Laurinkari m.fl. 2005;Tyvimaa & Kemp 2011).…”

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Folkhälsans seniorboende och aktivt åldrande – BoAktiv-studien

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Seppänen³

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Syftet med denna enkät-studien är att utreda samband mellan aktivt åldrande, gemenskap och delaktighet hos åldringar som bor i seniorhus. Utöver detta syftar forskningen till att producera beskrivande information om hälsa och välmående hos åldringar i seniorhus. Målgruppen var självständigt boende i Folkhälsans seniorhus. Största delen av respondenterna var över 80 år gamla, kvinnor, svenskspråkiga och bodde ensamma. De mest aktiva seniorerna hade bättre hälsorelaterad livskvalitet samt mindre symptom av depression, och deltog mer i verksamheten i seniorhuset och hade en högre känsla av samhörighet. Respondenternas känsla av samhörighet korrelerade positivt med psykiskt välmående, högre vitalitet och energinivå. Enligt resultaten kan man konstatera att aktivt åldrande, gemenskap och delaktighet är i samband hos invånarna i seniorhus. Det är viktigt att sträva till att öka möjligheterna till att vara aktiv och delaktig i seniorhus, vilket även kan öka känslan av gemenskap. Seniorhus har utmärkta möjligheter att mångsidigt stöda den äldres välmående.

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“…Barriers within the dwelling, such as living in a large house (Stimson and McCrea 2004) or stairs and steps inside and outside the dwelling (Hansen and Gottschalk 2006) can make housekeeping difficult ( e.g. cleaning) (Tyvimaa and Kemp 2011; Weeks, Keefe and Macdonald 2012), and increasing health problems (Boldy et al 2011) is also a reason why older people can be pushed out of their homes. Likewise, a recent study concerning the influence of the home environment on moving behaviour has pointed out that dislikes concerning the home, such as concerns about structural design features, location and maintenance, lead to a higher probability of older people contemplating relocation (Hillcoat-Nallétamby and Ogg 2013).…”

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“…Exchanging ‘bad people, whiskey, robbery and drug dealers' for ‘a nice, new and clean place’ seemed of great importance in older people's consideration of moving (Byrnes 2011 b ). Additionally, a lack of services available in the neighbourhood counts for a relocation trigger among older people (Tyvimaa and Kemp 2011).…”

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“…2011; Hillcoat-Nallétamby and Ogg 2013; Marx et al . 2011; Robison and Moen 2000; Stimson and McCrea 2004; Stoeckel and Porell 2010; Tyvimaa and Kemp 2011; Weeks, Keefe and Macdonald 2012). Although these studies explored different factors which influence a consideration or decision to relocate, no research has been conducted to identify the personal characteristics associated with the push and pull factors of moving.…”

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Refining the push and pull framework: identifying inequalities in residential relocation among older adults

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Older people consider moving home when there is a discrepancy between actual and desired living conditions. This study builds on the classic push and pull framework described in the early work of Lee and Wiseman by identifying whether or not individual differences among older people can be predictive for certain push and pull reasons (such as housing, health, neighbourhood and social contact). On the basis of data from the Belgian Ageing Studies (N = 35,402), it was found that 13.9 per cent of older respondents had moved in the last ten years (N = 4,823). An analysis of the movers revealed inequalities in the reasons for moving in later life and raises the question of whether a relocation is voluntary (being able to move) or involuntary (being forced to move). Respondents with lower household incomes and poor mental health were significantly more likely to have moved because of stressors pushing them out of their previous dwelling, whereas older people with higher household incomes or home-owners were mainly pulled towards a more attractive environment.

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Finnish Seniors’ Move to a Senior House: Examining the Push and Pull Factors

Cited by 26 publications

References 9 publications

Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults

Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults

Folkhälsans seniorboende och aktivt åldrande – BoAktiv-studien

Refining the push and pull framework: identifying inequalities in residential relocation among older adults

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