Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan
Numerous cities in the Russian Federation have joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities since 2011. In order to do quantitative evaluations of the age-friendliness of cities, the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ)...
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| author | Liliya E. Ziganshina Aizyara F. Garaeva Liliya I. Talipova Rustem N. Khairullin Jeroen Dikken Joost van Hoof |
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| description | Numerous cities in the Russian Federation have joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities since 2011. In order to do quantitative evaluations of the age-friendliness of cities, the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) was developed in the Netherlands. The purpose of this study was to translate and test the validity and reliability of the AFCCQ for use in the Russian Federation, and to study the views on the age-friendliness of the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan from an intergenerational perspective. Data were collected in a survey. In total, 208 people from various age cohorts met the inclusion criteria to assess the psychometric validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the structure with nine factors. Overall, the people in Kazan experience the age-friendliness of their city as positive. The youngest and oldest generations demonstrated the most positive scores. Only for the domain of respect and social inclusion results were reversed. The Russian language version of the AFCCQ proved a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate age-friendliness of cities and communities in Russia. Data gathered through the instrument can be used as input for planning, implementing and further monitoring of age-friendly initiatives in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0230c02454b3420591a4f9a62105314d2025-01-17T04:50:08ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41100Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of KazanLiliya E. Ziganshina0Aizyara F. Garaeva1Liliya I. Talipova2Rustem N. Khairullin3Jeroen Dikken4Joost van Hoof5Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre (ICDC), The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 12A Karbysheva Street, 420101 Kazan, Russia; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Continuing Professional Education “Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education”, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (RMANPO), 2/1, Barrikadnaya Street, 123995 Moscow, Russia; Department of Pharmacology, Kazan State Medical University (KSMU), The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 49 Butlerov Street, 420012 Kazan, Russia; Department of General and Clinical Pharmacology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Named After Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University, Named After Patrice Lumumba), The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, 6 Mikluho Maklaya Street, 117198, Moscow, RussiaInterregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre (ICDC), The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 12A Karbysheva Street, 420101 Kazan, RussiaInterregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre (ICDC), The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 12A Karbysheva Street, 420101 Kazan, RussiaInterregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre (ICDC), The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 12A Karbysheva Street, 420101 Kazan, RussiaResearch Group of Urban Ageing, Faculty of Social Work & Education, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN Den Haag, the Netherlands; Faculty of Health, Nutrition & Sport, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN Den Haag, the NetherlandsResearch Group of Urban Ageing, Faculty of Social Work & Education, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN Den Haag, the Netherlands; Department of Systems Research, Faculty of Spatial Management and Landscape Architecture, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Ul. Grunwaldzka 55, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland; Corresponding author. Research Group of Urban Ageing, Faculty of Social Work & Education, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN Den Haag, the Netherlands.Numerous cities in the Russian Federation have joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities since 2011. In order to do quantitative evaluations of the age-friendliness of cities, the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) was developed in the Netherlands. The purpose of this study was to translate and test the validity and reliability of the AFCCQ for use in the Russian Federation, and to study the views on the age-friendliness of the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan from an intergenerational perspective. Data were collected in a survey. In total, 208 people from various age cohorts met the inclusion criteria to assess the psychometric validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the structure with nine factors. Overall, the people in Kazan experience the age-friendliness of their city as positive. The youngest and oldest generations demonstrated the most positive scores. Only for the domain of respect and social inclusion results were reversed. The Russian language version of the AFCCQ proved a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate age-friendliness of cities and communities in Russia. Data gathered through the instrument can be used as input for planning, implementing and further monitoring of age-friendly initiatives in the country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171319ScaleQuantitativeEvaluationAssessmentReliabilityValidity |
| spellingShingle | Liliya E. Ziganshina Aizyara F. Garaeva Liliya I. Talipova Rustem N. Khairullin Jeroen Dikken Joost van Hoof Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan Heliyon Scale Quantitative Evaluation Assessment Reliability Validity |
| title | Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan |
| title_full | Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan |
| title_short | Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city of Kazan |
| title_sort | measuring the age friendliness of cities in the russian federation the translation validation and application of the age friendly cities and communities questionnaire in the city of kazan |
| topic | Scale Quantitative Evaluation Assessment Reliability Validity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171319 |
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