Contribution of the Built Environment towards  Elderliesâ€™ Quality of Life and Risk of Falling

Nurul Liyana Hanapi; Sabarinah Sheikh Ahmad; Azli Abd Razak; Norhati Ibrahim

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1939

Authors

Nurul Liyana Hanapi Segi University Kota Damansara
Sabarinah Sheikh Ahmad Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor Malaysia
Azli Abd Razak Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
Norhati Ibrahim Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1939

Keywords:

elderly, quality of life, fall risk, environment.

Abstract

Recent study trends on elderlies range from improving their quality of life to reducing the risk of falling. This paper investigates current concerns on the risk of any untoward fall or injury of elderly residents in public housing due to the rising number of the elderly population. This study aims to analyze published literature with a focus on finding a non-semantic relation on the built environment with the elderly quality of life and risk of falling. Results show that a pleasant environment could introduce social activities in which significantly improves the quality of life and reduce fall risk among the elderly population.

Keywords: elderly; quality of life; fall risk; environment.

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1939

Author Biography

Nurul Liyana Hanapi, Segi University Kota Damansara

Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Segi University Kota Damansara

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