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Perception about existing outdoor built environment, are they elderly friendly?- A descriptive study.

Investigating existing outdoor built environment and perception about its accessibility, barriers and facilitators among community dwelling elderly- A descriptive study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/033210
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-04-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Existing Outdoor build environment: Assessing Existing Outdoor build environment and its accessibility, facilitators and barriers.

Sponsors

MGM College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Elderly age group of 60 and above. 2.Both males and females will be included. 3.Ambulatory, semi-ambulatory and non-ambulatory. 4.Subjects who had already accessed the public building at least once. 5.Able to communicate. 6.Investigating buildings under commercial, public, recreational, transportation infrastructure will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.With a hearing impairment. 2.Bed-bound elderly. 3.Severe visual impairment requiring assistance to move through the environment. 4.Severe cognitive impairment. 5.Inability to give informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To investigate existing built outdoor environment in community by using a access audit checklist for categorized buildings. 2.To find out perception about accessibility of the outdoor built environment among community dwelling elderly population by using Elderly-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire. 3.To find out perception about the barriers and facilitators in outdoor built environment by Elderly-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire. Timepoint: At Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRamandeep Kaur Saini

MGM College of Physiotherapy

pothirajpt@gmail.com9769497441

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026