Engaging adolescents to care for elderly safety in the community
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Procedia : Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Volume
38
First Page
7
Last Page
14
Publisher
Elsevier
Keywords
Physical environment, safety, accidents, elderly, Hong Kong
Abstract
In Hong Kong, a study of the trends and characteristics of accidents involving older persons was undertaken in a railway system. As part of a wider objective of engaging staff and students to help older persons to achieve safe and healthy journeys, a team of gerontologist and psychologists and their students was engaged to review accidents and incidents involving older persons and undertake research into possible underlying causes and mitigation measures. The aim of the study was to conduct a community project with older railway passengers to identify key factors related to accidents including physical environmental conditions.
DOI
10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.318
Print ISSN
18770428
Publisher Statement
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Additional Information
Paper presented at the ASIA Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AicE-Bs), Dec 07-09, 2010, Kuching, Malaysia.
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Siu, O.-L. (2012). Engaging adolescents to care for elderly safety in the community. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 38, 7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.318