Theme
Successful ageing and quality of life in different residential spaces, ageing in place, socio-spatial integration of older adults in their living environments, objective and subjective accessibility, Challenges in getting old in the periphery, differences in ethnographic-geographical access to various social security nursing benefits
Fields
My main research field is Environmental and Spatial Gerontology, meaning the exploration of various aspects of aging, while focusing on its spatial-geographical nature in the broad sense. It involves the investigation of the changing human aspect - different population groups, different cultures - as well as examining the changing spatial-geographical aspects, i.e., different types of settlements, different areas, the suburbs vs. the city, established areas compared to less established areas, and rural vs. urban regions.
So far, my research has dealt with various issues: the connection between the physical and human environments and the socio-spatial integration of older adults in their living environments. One of the focal points in my studies is the assessment of older adult accessibility perception in different settlement types, with reference to physical-objective and subjective accessibility, and the impact of both aspects on quality of life and well-being. My research also deals with various aspects of nursing care in Arab societies, Internet use and social networking among Arab, Russian and Jewish older adults, and different life characteristics of older adults in small settlements and cooperative settlements.
Recently, I have begun addressing the differences in ethnographic-geographical access to various social security nursing benefits (nursing care and day-care visits) and how geographical location and ethnic affiliation are associated with the ability to use these benefits, and the connection of these two aspects (geographical location and ethnic affiliation) on quality of life, loneliness and depression.