Ageing Well in the Urban Environment - Meeting the Health and Social Needs of Older Adults

Ageing Well in the Urban Environment - Meeting the Health and Social Needs of Older Adults - Ageing Well

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033043

Enrollment

2100

Registered

2023-11-16

Start date

2023-12-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy Ageing

Interventions

Group 1: A randomly selected sample of people aged 65 and over in three neighbourhoods each in Berlin and Singapore are asked about their health and social needs. The survey takes the form of a standa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - at least 65 years old at the timepoint when sample is drawn - registered with the residents' registration office in one of the 6 selected neighbourhoods in Berlin or Singapore - Informed consent completed and signed (paper or digital)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - cognitively unable to understand the informed consent form - no informed consent signed - Linguistically unable to participate in the interview - Person has a legal guardian

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The overall aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between the living environment of older people (including the availability and accessibility of care services, the built environment, and perceived age-friendliness) and four main dimensions of healthy ageing: health, mobility, loneliness and equity. As this is an exploratory project, the division into primary and secondary endpoints is not applicable. The following outcomes and risk factors will be surveyed: - health needs of the urban ageing population - health status - Availability and utilisation of primary care - Continuity of health care - satisfaction - Mobility & frailty - Activities of daily living - Age-friendliness of the living environment - Environmental factors of the living environment - Availability of services in the living environment - Neighbourhood cohesion - loneliness - Social network - Resilience/beliefs of control - Individual socio-economic factors - socio-economic factors at neighbourhood level - frailty - cognitive ability	—

Measure

Time frame

The overall aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between the living environment of older people (including the availability and accessibility of care services, the built environment, and perceived age-friendliness) and four main dimensions of healthy ageing: health, mobility, loneliness and equity. As this is an exploratory project, the division into primary and secondary endpoints is not applicable. The following outcomes and risk factors will be surveyed: - health needs of the urban ageing population - health status - Availability and utilisation of primary care - Continuity of health care - satisfaction - Mobility & frailty - Activities of daily living - Age-friendliness of the living environment - Environmental factors of the living environment - Availability of services in the living environment - Neighbourhood cohesion - loneliness - Social network - Resilience/beliefs of control - Individual socio-economic factors - socio-economic factors at neighbourhood level - frailty - cognitive ability

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
As this is an exploratory project, the division into primary and secondary endpoints is not applicable.	—

Countries

Germany, Singapore

Outcome results

None listed

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