F. Estebsari - Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Z. Rahimi Khalifeh Kandi - Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
M. Nasiri - Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
M. Moradi Fath - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
D. Mostafaei - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Aims: One of the most common problems in the world is the growing aging population. The present study was examined the age-friendly city of Tehran based on indicators from the elders perspective Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was examined four indicators of the age-friendly city of Tehran from the perspective of the elderly (n=۴۱۸) in ۲۰۱۸. The data collection tool was the World Health Organization (WHO)’s questionnaire of age-friendly city indicators: Social Participation, Civic-Participation and Employment, Respect and Social Inclusion, and the Communication and Information index. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS ۱۸ on the collected data, assuming a significance level of <۰.۰۵. Findings: The mean age of the elderly was ۶۶.۸۶±۶.۳۱ years. Comparing the means of the age-friendly city indicators revealed the social participation index mean of ۳۵.۰, the civic participation and employment index mean of ۱۸.۹, respect and social inclusion mean of ۱۸.۲, and the communication and information mean of ۲۴.۵. Conclusion: Tehran metropolitan is only able to fulfill the basic needs of the elderly and is far from being the ideal situation and cannot achieve active aging for its people.

Aging, Health, Age-Friendly city, Assessment, Criteria