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Age-appropriate healthy living - research examples from German and Italy


 Housing and social participation have a significant influence on the quality of life and independence of elderly people. The importance of the living situation increases with age, because spend more time in the immediate living environment. Age-appropriate housing and life situations are therefore a prerequisite for reducing social and health inequalities in older life. Two research projects in the field of healthy ageing will be presented and some of the joint results will be discussed.
 The project HOME Housing Opportunities & Mobility in the Elderly (North Germany) examines willingness to move in favor of age-appropriate living environments versus Aging in Place. The majority of the respondents were stayers. Age, gender, education and income are predictors for the willingness to move. In data analisis movers show a lower health-related quality of life than stayers.
 As a second project a participative research project with elderly people, the 'young old', in South Tyrol (North Italy) will be presented. Elderly people are often associated with need for help, which does not correspond to the current diversity, especially for the 'young old'. The research results show the necessity of sensitization for health promotion and health (in)equity and the importance of professional community work for healthy ageing. Participatory research with elderly people seems to be a promising approach to ensure sustainability, to increase the quality of research and to stimulate transformation in science, politics, practice and the population.
 
 
 Housing and social participation have a significant influence on healthy aging. Health promotion with the young old in rural areas should become more attention.
