Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
contextualize where older persons live
English answer:
influencing or having impact on where older persons live
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Oct 21, 2015 13:03
8 yrs ago
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Egypt
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contextualize where older persons live
English
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"Together these abilities enable an older person to age safely in a place that is right for them, to continue to develop personally and to contribute to their communities while retaining autonomy and health. Environmental factors also *contextualize where older persons live*, generate social gradients (patterns of inequity), and when better understood, help craft comprehensive multi-sectoral policies that, in a relevant way, can have an impact on improving functional ability."
I am not sure what "Environmental factors also contextualize where older persons live" means.
Thank you for your help!
I am not sure what "Environmental factors also contextualize where older persons live" means.
Thank you for your help!
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35 mins
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
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influencing or having impact on where older persons live
Contextualize here means to place something or someone in a particular context. Context in this case means "1.The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. "
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contextualize
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/context
So, environmental factors have a great influence on where older persons live. Suppose they lived in a slum full of gangsters, criminals and other anti-social people, these older people might get intimidated and may never leave their rooms, being isolated and fear for their lives. But if they lived in an environment or facility with the same age group, they might be happier than living in a slum and talk about common topics and share experiences with others they had until they grew old.
Therefore, in this question's case, the older persons' both mental and physcial health would greatly be influenced by where they live.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contextualize
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/context
So, environmental factors have a great influence on where older persons live. Suppose they lived in a slum full of gangsters, criminals and other anti-social people, these older people might get intimidated and may never leave their rooms, being isolated and fear for their lives. But if they lived in an environment or facility with the same age group, they might be happier than living in a slum and talk about common topics and share experiences with others they had until they grew old.
Therefore, in this question's case, the older persons' both mental and physcial health would greatly be influenced by where they live.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Thank you very much!
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Comment: "Thank you!"
23 mins
please see explanation
I'd paraphrase it thus:
The environment in which older people live determines patterns of inequity and, when better understood, informs multi-sectoral policies that can improve their ability to function.
I have no idea what 'multi-sectoral policies' are.
The environment in which older people live determines patterns of inequity and, when better understood, informs multi-sectoral policies that can improve their ability to function.
I have no idea what 'multi-sectoral policies' are.
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1 hr
places where older persons live have to be seen in the context of ...
Places where older persons live have to be seen in the context of environmental factors. However, this is dreadfully vague. It could mean e.g.
* the factors mentioned by Yasutomo (criminal activity etc., though successful gangsters generally don't live in slums);
* whether they live in a country area with clean, fresh air, healthy veg from the garden, but no public transport or support networks;
* environmental pollution could have a serious effect on their health;
* etc.
* the factors mentioned by Yasutomo (criminal activity etc., though successful gangsters generally don't live in slums);
* whether they live in a country area with clean, fresh air, healthy veg from the garden, but no public transport or support networks;
* environmental pollution could have a serious effect on their health;
* etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Thanks Tina
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