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Table 1 The list of Dimensions, Criteria And Indicators with References from Desk study

From: An ecological approach to the development of an active aging measurement in urban areas (AAMU)

Dimensions

Criteria

Indicators

References

Personal characteristic

Personal characteristic/determinants

age

[20,21,22,23,24,25]

gender

Education

Ethnicity

Residential tenure

Marital status

Household size

Driving license

Employment/ paid work

Eating/drinking habitat

[25, 26]

Family support/ domestic care

[25, 27]

Self-care

[25, 28]

Self-promotion

[25, 28]

Mutual help/

[25, 28]

Self-esteem

[25, 28]

Life satisfaction

[25, 29]

Travel behaviour

[25, 30]

Behavioural attitude/ determinants

Smoking

[29]

Alcohol

[25, 31]

Length of activity

[25, 31]

Place-related

Land- use

Shopping services

[23, 25, 32,33,34]

service proximity

[25, 35]

public facility

[2, 23, 25]

mix use

[23, 32, 34, 36,37,38,39]

Facilities management

[40]

sport recreation facility

[41, 42]

Access

Connectivity

[3, 34, 43, 44]

Accessibility services

[22, 23, 25, 38, 44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52]

Traffic condition

 

Pavement condition

 

Walkable Environment

[3, 20, 23, 32,33,34, 38, 39, 41, 43,44,45, 49, 50, 52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66]

Mobility

[3, 30, 42, 43, 52, 54, 60, 67,68,69]

Transportation

[22, 23, 46, 51, 52, 57, 60, 64, 70]

Physical form

Up keeping

 

Abandon buildings

 

Presence amenities/infrastructure sufficiency

 

Urban Block size

[34, 71, 72]

Safety

[20, 22, 23, 32, 38, 49, 57, 64]

Security

[22, 32, 33, 35, 43, 44, 46, 73, 74]

green space

[3, 43, 44, 75]

Cityscape/City Image

perceived distance

 

legibility

[53]

Perceived Aesthetics

[3, 20, 23, 34, 36, 38, 49, 64, 73]

Natural scenery

[23, 32]

Public open spaces

Street lighting

[23, 43, 51, 76]

Area open spaces ratio

[77]

Recreation Public open spaces

[78]

Quietness

 

cleanness

[3, 34, 44, 64, 73]

maintenance

[44, 53]

Pollution

[50]

Landscaping quality

[3, 34, 43, 44, 51, 53]

Housing

Universal design

[37, 57, 79, 80]

Residential density

[32, 37,38,39, 81]

Residential Care Facility

[59]

Type of housing

[82,83,84]

Socio-economic environment

Social Environment

Life expectancy

[35]

Quality life

[26, 42, 52, 59, 61, 81, 85]

Social interaction/ community activities

[22, 44, 46, 86, 87]

Happiness

[88]

Social inclusion

[32, 35, 43, 46, 49, 71, 89]

Social Inequalities

[58]

Social Demography

[20, 90]

Social democracy

[32, 91]

Participation

[21, 22, 30, 33, 54, 67, 71, 74, 92,93,94,95]

Social Support

[31, 41, 44, 49]

Education learning

[31]

Social capital

[49]

Cultural Environment

Religious activity

[33, 43, 51, 67, 73, 75]

Cultural events

Sense place

Economic Environment

healthcare services

[22, 31, 51, 74]

limited income

[31]

insurance coverage

[31]

Socio-economic status

[20, 32]

Affordable housing

[22]

Car ownership

[32]

Homeownership

[85]

Household income

[25]

Living situation

[25, 32, 59]

Governmental

Good Governance

Effective collaboration

[79, 96,97,98,99,100,101,102]

Performance orientation

[47, 59, 62, 101,102,103]

governance

 

Equity

 

Health

Physical Health

Disability

[30, 42, 55]

Public Health

[25, 30, 33, 43, 51, 56, 66, 76]

Incidence of disease

[25]

Pain feeling

[25]

Functional ability

[25]

Risk institutionalization

[25]

Self-reported falls

[24, 25]

Self-reported health

[25]

Physical activity

[25, 33, 74, 81, 85]

Activities daily living

[25]

Genetic factors

[25]

BMI

[25, 56]

Sleep hygiene

[28]

Personal hygiene

[28]

Mental Health

Depressive

 

Cognitive functioning

[25, 30, 51, 54, 76, 81]

Psychological distress

Psychological well-being

Anxiety

Anger

Restorative activity

Spiritual activity

Self-actualization

[43, 104]

Social Health

Relation family

[30, 32, 59, 105, 106]

Relation work

social life

sense community

[87, 105]