| Title |
A Study on the Perception of the Importance and Satisfaction of Healthy Housing Factors |
| Authors |
김혜연(Kim, Hye-Yeun) ; 권현주(Kwon, Hyun-Joo) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2024.40.7.27 |
| Keywords |
Healthy housing; Baby boomers; Apartment unit housing |
| Abstract |
Planning housing environments to support the health of older adults is extremely important in the aging era. This study surveyed domestic
baby boomers to investigate the importance of healthy housing elements and satisfaction levels. The results indicate that satisfaction levels
regarding healthy housing elements, including thermal environment, air quality, lighting environment, noise environment, and safety, were
significantly lower than their perceived importance. Notably, improvement is required in areas related to environmental noise, such as
inter-floor noise, inter-wall noise, external noise, and household noise. Additionally, enhancements in eco-friendly interior materials and
ventilation systems for air pollutant removal are needed in the air quality domain. Furthermore, satisfaction levels regarding the thermal
environment, lighting environment, and safety were also lower than their perceived importance, underscoring the necessity for housing
maintenance or improvement. In conclusion, this study identifies the urgent need to improve physical environmental factors to promote healthy
housing for the orlder adults in the accelerating aging era and suggests effective directions for housing enhancement. |