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The Role of the Built Environment in Supporting Older Adults’ Engagement: A Narrative Literature Review

Monica Gripko, M. Arch https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-6893 [email protected], and Anjali Joseph, Ph.D., EDAC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-7334View all authors and affiliations

Volume 17, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867241250320

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Abstract

Objective:

This literature review aimed to summarize the existing knowledge surrounding the role of the built environment in supporting older adults’ physical and social engagement and identify opportunities for future research and design that facilitates older adults’ engagement at multiple environmental scales: from interior spaces to neighborhoods.

Background:

Physical environments can support or impede older adults’ physical and social engagement: willful, motivated involvement in meaningful activity or occupation. Research shows that engagement is a core component of health and well-being and relates to positive health outcomes, including reduced disease risk, better mental health, and improved physical and cognitive function. Thus, designing supportive built environments for engagement can yield significant, positive health and well-being impacts.

Methods:

A systematized search of five databases, a hand search, and an iterative screening process identified 55 studies for inclusion in this review. Through inductive thematic analysis, this review summarizes findings regarding the built environment’s role in physical and social engagement in older age and design strategies to facilitate engagement and support health and well-being.

Results:

Evidence indicates that built environment characteristics can influence older people’s physical and social engagement in homes, neighborhoods, and care settings. The thematic analysis of the included studies identified three key themes concerning the relationships of built environment characteristics to older adults’ engagement across multiple environmental scales: connection, access, and security.

Conclusions:

Built environments influence older people’s physical and social engagement, significantly affecting their health, well-being, abilities, and longevity. Numerous design strategies can support older adults’ engagement, but more research is needed.

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