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There are more and more empty-nested elderly in China, and they need to maintain independent living with support from the family and the community. This paper discusses the meaning of independence in later life and the crucial dimensions of independence. Interviews were conducted with 51 older persons living in a community in Shanghai to understand the independent living requirements from older people’s perspective. Physical capabilities, typical problems in daily living, and life styles were discussed, which offers insights into how to improve independence in later life for older people living in communities.
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Huang, S., Dong, H. (2014). Understanding Independent Living Requirements: A Study of Shanghai Seniors. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Aging and Assistive Environments. UAHCI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8515. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07446-7_9
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