Liang, Q and Li, Q (2021) Investigating the influence of facilities management factors in community area on quality of life of the elderly. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, Online Event, UK.
Abstract
The decline in fertility and mortality makes aging a global problem. Elderly accommodation has become the most important place to ensure the satisfaction of the elderly in their later life, as aging in place is the choice of majority of elderly in China and many countries /districts. The facilities management (FM) for elderly includes indoor, common area and community, while it is still largely remained unknown how the FM factors in community area affects the quality of life (QoL) of elderly. This paper aims to reveal the effect of FM factors in community area on elderly’s QoL. A theoretical model of FM-QoL interactions for elderly in community area is proposed based on a solid literature review. Empirical data were collected through questionnaire survey, and subjected to a series of statistical analyses, including reliability test, correlation and regression analysis. The final results show that: 1) the elderly's psychological QoL were positively predicted by distance and ventilation in the community; 2) distance in the community had positive impact on social QoL of elderly; and 3) it was interesting to find that no FM components in community area could affect the elderly's physical QoL. Based on this result, suggestions were proposed to improve the FM in community area for elderly, such as reduction of distance between residential buildings and public facilities, creating fresh air by planting more trees and regularly emptying rubbish cans, and so on. This paper contributes to reveal the influence of FM factors in community area on the QoL of elderly, and its research findings should be helpful for the policy makers, facilities managers and academics to effectively improve FM in community area for better QoL of elderly.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | aging in place; community environment; elderly; facility management; quality of life |
| Index terms: | elderly, residential building, satisfaction, quality of life, literature review, survey, statistical analysis, ventilation, mortality, facilities manager, questionnaire, interaction, China, facilities management, regression analysis |
| Subjects: | statistical analysis, behavioral psychology, demography, Geography, public and environmental health, management, health monitoring assessment and metrics, project delivery, data analysis and analytics, data science, practitioner, air quality, construction type, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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