Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?

From the perspective of satisfaction, physical and mental health, and re-travel, this study explored whether the development of religious and cultural tourism could construct a sustainable and friendly life and leisure environment for the elderly to promote physical and mental health. This research...

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Autores principales: Hsiao-Hsien Lin, Ko-Hsin Chang, Chih-Hung Tseng, Yueh-Shiu Lee, Chih-Hsiang Hung
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:09ee81c72c564f7e88f5832f982b3eae2021-11-25T17:50:04ZCan the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?10.3390/ijerph1822119891660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/09ee81c72c564f7e88f5832f982b3eae2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11989https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601From the perspective of satisfaction, physical and mental health, and re-travel, this study explored whether the development of religious and cultural tourism could construct a sustainable and friendly life and leisure environment for the elderly to promote physical and mental health. This research adopted a mixed method, collected 700 questionnaires, used SPSS 22.0 statistical software, and analyzed basic statistics, <i>t</i>-test, and PPMCC test. Then, the researchers conducted semi-structured interviews, collected the opinions of six interviewees, and finally analyzed with multiple checks Law discussion. The results found that people of different genders and stakeholders had different opinions about DIY activities on leisure satisfaction, featured itineraries, relaxation areas, signs and instructions, community association and service center services, historical landmarks, and public transportation. They found people’s life satisfaction in physical and mental health was increased, their headaches or pressures on the top of their heads were relieved, backache problems were reduced, and they were no longer anxious and lost tempers. They had a greater willingness to revisit some places and share experiences. This study found significant differences among these topics (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Women, residents, and tourists had different opinions. In addition, although the natural environment landscape and feelings have the greatest influence, the better the physical and mental health was improved, the better the willingness to travel. However, the more perfect the local construction and development, the less favorable to attract people to engage in leisure activities or tourism consumption.Hsiao-Hsien LinKo-Hsin ChangChih-Hung TsengYueh-Shiu LeeChih-Hsiang HungMDPI AGarticlereligious culturesenior citizensleisure satisfactionphysical and mental healthdevelopment balanceMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11989, p 11989 (2021)
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topic religious culture
senior citizens
leisure satisfaction
physical and mental health
development balance
Medicine
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spellingShingle religious culture
senior citizens
leisure satisfaction
physical and mental health
development balance
Medicine
R
Hsiao-Hsien Lin
Ko-Hsin Chang
Chih-Hung Tseng
Yueh-Shiu Lee
Chih-Hsiang Hung
Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
description From the perspective of satisfaction, physical and mental health, and re-travel, this study explored whether the development of religious and cultural tourism could construct a sustainable and friendly life and leisure environment for the elderly to promote physical and mental health. This research adopted a mixed method, collected 700 questionnaires, used SPSS 22.0 statistical software, and analyzed basic statistics, <i>t</i>-test, and PPMCC test. Then, the researchers conducted semi-structured interviews, collected the opinions of six interviewees, and finally analyzed with multiple checks Law discussion. The results found that people of different genders and stakeholders had different opinions about DIY activities on leisure satisfaction, featured itineraries, relaxation areas, signs and instructions, community association and service center services, historical landmarks, and public transportation. They found people’s life satisfaction in physical and mental health was increased, their headaches or pressures on the top of their heads were relieved, backache problems were reduced, and they were no longer anxious and lost tempers. They had a greater willingness to revisit some places and share experiences. This study found significant differences among these topics (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Women, residents, and tourists had different opinions. In addition, although the natural environment landscape and feelings have the greatest influence, the better the physical and mental health was improved, the better the willingness to travel. However, the more perfect the local construction and development, the less favorable to attract people to engage in leisure activities or tourism consumption.
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author Hsiao-Hsien Lin
Ko-Hsin Chang
Chih-Hung Tseng
Yueh-Shiu Lee
Chih-Hsiang Hung
author_facet Hsiao-Hsien Lin
Ko-Hsin Chang
Chih-Hung Tseng
Yueh-Shiu Lee
Chih-Hsiang Hung
author_sort Hsiao-Hsien Lin
title Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
title_short Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
title_full Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
title_fullStr Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
title_full_unstemmed Can the Development of Religious and Cultural Tourism Build a Sustainable and Friendly Life and Leisure Environment for the Elderly and Promote Physical and Mental Health?
title_sort can the development of religious and cultural tourism build a sustainable and friendly life and leisure environment for the elderly and promote physical and mental health?
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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