Open AccessA Preliminary Model for Conceptualizing the Contemporary Living Arrangements of Older Adults
Author(s) -
Mark T. Martin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-7842
DOI - 10.29173/spectrum50
Subject(s) - gerontology , older people , conceptual model , psychology , activities of daily living , work (physics) , independent living , medicine , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , database , psychiatry
The living arrangements of older adults are currently being impacted in multiple ways and are thus complexto study. Using the results of a rapid review of the 2000-2017 literature, the primary objective of this paper isto develop a conceptual model of older adults’ living arrangements worldwide. Such a model is an importantstep in teasing out which elements of older adults’ living arrangements influence various aspects of theirhealth and well-being. This paper describes a preliminary model which conceptualizes older adults’ livingarrangements as inclusive of a multiplicity of factors in older adults’ intimate, immediate, and broadersettings. While this model is a start, there is considerable work left to be done to finalize the model beforeit is representative of older adults’ living arrangements worldwide.