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International Journal of
Population Studies Resources for healthy aging in community

associated with a learning institution or university. The not reflect interactions with family, only interactions with
LLP may bring additional activities that support continuing community members or close friends. Health represents
education throughout the lifespan to promote psychological the participants’ interactions with attending to their
and emotional function. All participants are currently AIC personal health-care needs, for example, attending a health
and have entered retirement status. A total of 16 members care-related appointment, following a health-care regimen,
participated in the study; seven were from the LLP and or activities that affect or are affected by their health status.
nine were from the village program. The distribution of the Financial condition represents the influence on finances
sample populations demographics is listed in Table 1. for interactions or decision-making. The code represents
limitations, supportive advice, personal privileges, and
Data were collected by a semi-structured interview
using open-ended questions. Responses were separately reflections of previous actions related to finances. The
above table delineated the total account of code usage
analyzed for thematic consistencies to determine what for each sample group and the total number of uses for
resources affect respondents’ daily interactions and both groups. The table also represents the percentage of
activities. An effect on daily interactions or activities answers which the codes occurred in. The distinction of
will be noted if the response indicates that the resource the columns represents the frequency of occurrence for
hinders or assists in the ability to participate. Interviews the code’s use within the variety of questions asked but
consisted of 21 questions designed to stimulate responses also represents the intensity in which the responses were
about the daily lifestyle of participants that participate in reflecting on the use of that code.
AIC. Questions target the participants daily life activities,
daily needs, daily interactions, long-term planning, and The most commonly used code in frequency and
interactions that occur. Questions were open ended to intensity was social network. While the health code
promote spontaneous responses. Interviews were audio appeared as a response for the same number of questions,
recorded, transcribed, and read repeatedly by different the participants provided more depth in the responses
raters for analysis. Meaningful words, phrases, and sentence when the social network code was used. This persists in
topics were extracted and compared to other participants’ both groups. The financial code referenced one additional
codes for each question (Slingerland et al., 2007). Data count over the health code; however, the range of responses
were analyzed by each study group and as a collective which it occurred was less. Other codes were used in
whole. Initial codes were generated, and common thematic the analysis of the data but did not indicate a significant
occurrences were analyzed for responses. Codes generated occurrence of frequency or intensity. Therefore, those
focused on the main emphasis which the responses were codes were not able to provide sufficient data for analysis.
targeting. The codes were then filtered to represent the 3.1. Social network
resources which impacted the statement. These resources
were represented by their use, desire to use, reliance Socialization was noted as an important aspect of daily life
on, notice of deficiency, or total absence of. Codes were and responses indicated that it increased in importance
discussed between investigators to ensure that the central as we age. The programs the participants were involved
theme of the responses was represented by the codes used. with assisted in filling this need for socialization. “It
The codes applied to each response were reviewed and encourages me to get out of my house and interact with
agreed on by investigators. people,” responded one participant when asked about the
impact of the program. Socialization through the village
3. Results program was also stated to have benefited the community
for connecting people for personal socializations. The
Several themes occurred throughout the open-ended socialization theme noted impacts on quality of life within
questions. Themes were discussed for the impact they the community as well. One participant stated, “I go out
have on the participants’ perception of quality while AIC and I meet people at the supermarket that I know from
and the potential for impact preemptive planning would (village program), you know.”
have on their current and future resources. The themes
that provided the most insight for determining long-term 3.1.1. Lacking socialization
resource planning are listed in Table 2. Responses collected Adversely, the participants also noted that there is a
provide information that was affected by or correlated to generational change in which the younger generations
other themes. Therefore, information gathered frequently are not socializing in typical manners. This causes the
crossed between multiple coding variables.
participants to presume that there is a disconnect from
Social network represents the participants’ interactions younger generations. Responses noted that younger
with other community members or friends. This code does generations use technology as a means of socialization,

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