Joost van Hoof’s research while affiliated with Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences and other places

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Publications (187)


Validating the age-friendly cities and communities questionnaire in Australia: Revealing five distinct groups of older people in Greater Adelaide
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February 2025

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Habitat International

Romy Wasserman

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Veronica Soebarto

Fig. 1. Map of the Russian Federation depicting the Russian members of the Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities and the boundaries of the Republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Transliteration of Russian place names according to the software used. Courtesy of Grzegorz Chrobak.
Reliability per domain of the AFCCQ-RU.
AFCCQ-RU results for the city of Kazan.
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
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December 2024

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Heliyon

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A Roadmap for the Design of a Public-participation Geographic-Information System to Support Urban Ageing

October 2024

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Geomatics and Environmental Engineering

Geospatial technologies have the potential to transform the lives of older adults by providing them with necessary tools to navigate their local communities, access services, connect with others, and access valuable information. However, the usability and accessibility of such technologies often fall short of the needs of older adults. Many existing geospatial tools are not designed with the needs and preferences of older adults in mind; this can lead to usability challenges and limit their usage. This paper explores a participatory approach in developing an inclusive geodata-collection tool that is specifically tailored to older users’ needs. The paper also highlights the importance of incorporating user-centered design principles, participatory design methods, and accessibility guidelines throughout the entire geodata-tool-development process. It also emphasizes the need for ongoing user engagement and feedback in order to ensure that the tool remains relevant and usable in the evolving digital landscape. This participatory approach has resulted in a tool that is easy to use and accessible for older adults; it is available in various languages, thus ensuring that the elderly can actively participate in the prototype’s creation and contribute to the collection of the geospatial information that reflects their lived experiences and needs.


Awareness of the concept of EBR before and after providing description of the aims of EBR and what these aims mean for the researchers
Barriers to the use of an EBR approach encountered by the respondents
Cross-sectional exploratory survey among health researchers in Europe on the awareness of and barriers affecting the use of an evidence-based research approach

October 2024

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BMJ Open

Objectives This exploratory study was conducted to find out how well the concept of evidence-based research (EBR) is known among European health researchers with substantial clinical research experience, and which barriers affect the use of an EBR approach. The concept of EBR implies that researchers use evidence synthesis to justify new studies and to inform their design. Design A cross-sectional exploratory survey study. Setting and participants The survey was conducted among European health researchers. Respondents included 205 health researchers (physicians, nurses, dentists, allied health researchers and members of other professions involved in health research) with a doctoral degree or at least 5 years of research experience. Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome measures were the level of awareness of the concept of EBR and the presence of barriers affecting the use of an EBR approach. Secondary outcome measures include correlations between sociodemographic characteristics (eg, profession) and awareness of EBR. Results We discovered that 84.4% of the respondents initially indicated their awareness of the concept of EBR. Nevertheless, 22.5% of them concluded that, on reading the definition, they either do not know or do not fully comprehend the concept of EBR. The main barriers affecting the use of an EBR approach were related to organisational issues, such as not being attributed resources (30.5% of the respondents), time (24.8%) or access to implement it (14.9%). Conclusions Despite the limitations, this study clearly shows that ongoing initiatives are necessary to raise awareness about the importance of implementing the EBR approach in health research. This paper contributes to a discussion of the issues that obstruct the implementation of the EBR approach and potential solutions to overcome these issues, such as improving the knowledge and skills necessary to practice the EBR approach.


The Age Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire: A validation study of the Hebrew version in Israel

October 2024

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Heliyon

The present study examined the reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ-IL). The present study was conducted in all four Israeli cities, acknowledged as age-friendly during the time of the study in June–July 2023, namely: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Herzliya, Kfar Saba, and Jerusalem. A total of 223 Hebrew speakers over the age of 65 participated in the study. Structure validity was confirmed via confirmatory factor analysis and reliability was established. Slight dissatisfaction was noted regarding respect and social inclusion. There was variability across the four cities with Jerusalem fairing worse than the other three cities. The findings are of relevance for urban planners and policy stakeholders.



How older adults experience the age-friendliness of Skopje: Results of the validation of the AFCCQ for use in North Macedonia and a representative survey

April 2024

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Hundreds of cities and communities in the world have joined the WHO's Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities since 2010. In order to do quantitative assessments of the age-friendliness of cities, the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) was developed for the Dutch municipality of The Hague. The purpose of this study was first to translate and test the validity and reliability of the AFCCQ for use in North Macedonia and second to explore perceptions on age-friendliness of the bicultural and bilingual City of Skopje. The AFCCQ proved valid for use in North Macedonia. Overall, older adults in Skopje experience the age-friendliness of the city as neutral (in seven out of nine domains). The best score (“slightly satisfied”) was found in the domain of Housing domain, which was rated positive in all ten municipalities. The lowest total score (“slightly dissatisfied”) was found in the domain of Outdoor spaces and buildings scoring, which received negative scores in eight out ten municipalities. In five out of nine domains differences were observed between the Albanian and Macedonian communities. The Albanian sample has slightly higher scores in two domains: 1) Housing and 2) Civic Participation and Employment, while the Macedonian sample scored higher in three domains: 1) Communication and Information; 2) Outdoor Spaces and Buildings and 3) Transportation. A hierarchical cluster analysis further revealed the presence of six distinct age-friendly typologies that can be used for a better understanding of subpopulations in the city and draft policies and action programs on the city level.



Citations (86)


... In 2020, a validated instrument was developed in the Netherlands specifically for this purpose [35,38,44]. This 23-item Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) [35] was later also validated for use in Turkey byÖzer et al. [45], in Japan by Yamada et al. [46], Romania by Ivan et al. [47], North Macedonia by Pavlovski et al. [48], Israel by Ayalon et al. [49], Poland by Perek-Białas et al. [50], and Australia by Wasserman et al. [91]. More countries are to follow in the effort to test its validity and reliability for use in a specific national context. ...

Reference:

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
Validating the age-friendly cities and communities questionnaire in Australia: Revealing five distinct groups of older people in Greater Adelaide
  • Citing Article
  • February 2025

Habitat International

... Moreover, this work complements the ongoing quantitative work conducted by Dikken et al. relating to the AFCCQ (Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire) [80]. To date, the AFCCQ has been validated in several countries including, Poland [84], Romania [19], North Macedonia [102], Japan [103], Russia [104], Israel [86], and Turkey [105], with many more countries undertaking the validation and reliability process [106]. The AFCCQ, in the respective studies featured [106], has demonstrated a ninth domain-Finance-to be more important than the existing eight domains of the WHO AFC model [11]. ...

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

... As the observed variables correspond to different aspects of public space, they are independent of each other in theory. However, in the actual implementation of public spaces, they are often interconnected, especially in high-density environments, because, in a complex system such as an urban environment, the interaction between the components produces unique emergent properties [79]. This interconnectedness between the observed variables is not discussed in this study, which can be explored in future studies. ...

Embracing systems thinking to transform urban soundscape research
  • Citing Article
  • November 2024

Indoor and Built Environment

... To date, existing age-friendly city frameworks [19,[84][85][86] do not distinguish between metro/city, suburban, or rural environments, and from this perspective our study contributes to the current critical literature on the AFCC. Instead, the original WHO agefriendly city framework provides eight domains posited to be mapped against all types of environments (rural, urban, city) without additional consideration to the long-term impact or challenges to healthy living, access to services (e.g., transport), or various sorts of infrastructure, which are also known to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [87,88]. ...

The experienced age-friendliness in two Polish cities: An in-depth analysis of the views of older citizens

Habitat International

... To date, existing age-friendly city frameworks [19,[84][85][86] do not distinguish between metro/city, suburban, or rural environments, and from this perspective our study contributes to the current critical literature on the AFCC. Instead, the original WHO agefriendly city framework provides eight domains posited to be mapped against all types of environments (rural, urban, city) without additional consideration to the long-term impact or challenges to healthy living, access to services (e.g., transport), or various sorts of infrastructure, which are also known to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [87,88]. ...

The Age Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire: A validation study of the Hebrew version in Israel

Heliyon

... Moreover, this work complements the ongoing quantitative work conducted by Dikken et al. relating to the AFCCQ (Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire) [80]. To date, the AFCCQ has been validated in several countries including, Poland [84], Romania [19], North Macedonia [102], Japan [103], Russia [104], Israel [86], and Turkey [105], with many more countries undertaking the validation and reliability process [106]. The AFCCQ, in the respective studies featured [106], has demonstrated a ninth domain-Finance-to be more important than the existing eight domains of the WHO AFC model [11]. ...

How older adults experience the age-friendliness of Skopje: Results of the validation of the AFCCQ for use in North Macedonia and a representative survey

Heliyon

... A study by Poland by Kazak et al. [57] has shown that accessibility of housing is of particular relevance to being able to age-in-place, and the items of the AFCCQ relate to this topic in particular. Affordability of energy and utilities [58][59][60][61][62] and the rent older people pay are not a part of this instrument. Even though the older adults are not faced with a lack of adequate housing, they may still have to cope with loneliness, which may affect their mental and physical health. ...

Revealing sustainable mindsets among older adults concerning the built environment: The identification of six typologies through a comprehensive survey

Building and Environment

... We assessed the risk of bias using appropriate tools based on the design of the included studies [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Of the fourteen studies, six were a randomized controlled trial (RCT) [43][44][45][46][47][48]. ...

Homing wellness: can narrative design transform living spaces for people with dementia into engaging environments enabling communication?

... Everyone can participate and contribute to their communities while maintaining their independence and health by living in age-friendly environments; well-being and health are also generally determined by one's physical environment [11][12][13]. Therefore, it is important to create age-friendly environments that can increase inclusivity while alleviating the challenges that can arise during the aging experience [12][13][14][15][16]. As mentioned by Pynoos and Nishita [17], enabling people to meet their basic needs, learn, grow, make decisions, be mobile, build/maintain relationships, and contribute to society are necessities for an age-friendly environment [9]. ...

Older people going green out of financial necessity: Environmental sustainability and age-friendly cities
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  • February 2023

Indoor and Built Environment

... Policies that foster a culture of lifelong learning or provide incentives to industries for retaining and retraining senior employees can wield substantial influence on the participation and productivity of the senior workforce (OECD, 2018). This observation is corroborated by a recent study conducted by Ivan et al. (2024), which noticed an increasing proportion of senior employees in the workforce. ...

Unveiling the experienced age-friendliness of older people in Bucharest: A comprehensive study using the validated Romanian age-friendly cities and communities questionnaire and cluster analysis

Habitat International