Older adults’ well-being by the type of residential setting : The case of small municipalities in the Czech Republic

HUBATKOVÁ, Barbora. Older adults’ well-being by the type of residential setting : The case of small municipalities in the Czech Republic. Journal of Rural Studies. Oxford: Elsevier, 2019, vol. 72, December, p. 196-204. ISSN 0743-0167. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.026.

Basic information

• Original name: Older adults’ well-being by the type of residential setting : The case of small municipalities in the Czech Republic
• Authors: HUBATKOVÁ, Barbora (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Rural Studies, Oxford, Elsevier, 2019, 0743-0167.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50401 Sociology
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 3.544
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107749
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.026
• UT WoS: 000498293300018
• Keywords in English: Rural heterogeneity; Older adults; Well-being; Access to services; The Czech Republic
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The article aims to address the broader topic of rural heterogeneity by analysing differences in well-being among older residents (60+) in five different types of small municipalities in the Czech Republic (small towns, transitional urban municipalities, transitional other municipalities, rural municipalities, significantly and extremely rural municipalities). It also inquires whether residential differences can be attributed to the varying accessibility of selected kinds of services and facilities (shops, medical facilities, miscellaneous facilities). Using survey data from 2016, it is shown that older dwellers in transitional and rural types of small municipalities fared somewhat worse than their counterparts in small towns. The intervening effect of accessibility was limited, especially where the availability of medical facilities was concerned.

Links

• GA16-20873S, research and development project: Name: Stárnutí na venkově: nezodpovězené otázky environmentální gerontologie (Acronym: RA)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation