Client-centred home modifications improve daily activity performance of older adults

Stark, Susan; Landsbaum, Amanda; Palmer, Janice L.; Somerville, Emily; Morris, John C.; Harvey, Amanda; Friedman, Dorismae Hacker

doi:10.1177/000841740907600s09

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“…This is in line with the aims of the intervention to promote safe and independent living for people with disabilities in ordinary housing [8], and in line with previous research on how HAs are evaluated and perceived by the applicant [17,19,31,32].…”

Section: Housing Decisionssupporting

confidence: 82%

Cohabitants’ perspective on housing adaptations: a piece of the puzzle

Granbom

Taei

Ekstam

2017

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing, through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants´ expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact on their everyday life. In-depth interviews were conducted with cohabitants of nine people applying for a housing adaptation, firstly at the time of the application and then again three months after the housing adaptation was installed. A longitudinal analysis was performed including analysis procedures from Grounded Theory. The findings revealed the expectations and experiences in four categories: Partners´ activities and independence; Cohabitants´ everyday activities and caregiving; Couples´ shared recreational/leisure activities and Housing decisions, with a core category putting the intervention into perspective: Housing adaptations -A piece of the puzzle. With the cohabitants' perspective new insights on housing adaptations emerged, which are important to consider when planning and carrying out successful housing adaptations.

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Section: Housing Decisionssupporting

confidence: 82%

Cohabitants’ perspective on housing adaptations: a piece of the puzzle

Granbom

Taei

Ekstam

2017

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…As expressed by the participants, this client-centred professional approach seemed to enhance their autonomy and control, while at the same time offering adequate, individually tailored support. Previous studies have demonstrated that a client-centred approach contributes to activity performance [7], independence [34] and autonomy [6] and increases the long-term benefits of different interventions [35]. Moreover, even when some needs had not been met, the client-centred approach used by the professionals, seemed to contribute considerably to successful intervention outcomes.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clients’ experiences of housing adaptations: a longitudinal mixed-methods study

Pettersson

Löfqvist

Fänge

2012

Disability and Rehabilitation

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2 AbstractPurpose. To explore clients' experience of the housing adaptations over time in relation to housing and health. Method.A multiple longitudinal case study, employing an embedded mixed-method design was used. Four participants were included and data from semi-structured interviews were combined with data from structured survey assessments.Results. Housing adaptation made it possible to maintain valuable roles and activities, to continue to live in the participants' own homes and to take part in the society. The participants strived for autonomy and control, and in order to do so they needed different kinds of support, in terms of HA and mobility devices as well as support from professionals. HA also challenged the participants' routines and habits, as well as their perception about how an appealing HA aesthetically. Thus, the decision to apply for a HA was not always straightforward. Instead, the participants were constantly engaged in negotiations with themselves, concerning benefits and drawbacks of different decisions. Conclusions.Housing adaptations involve complex person-environment-activity transactions, and enhance clients' activity and independence in spite of functional decline. The knowledge generated is important in order to improve individual housing adaptation, as well as improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the intervention.

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“…[5][6][7] Multiple studies have also shown that HMs have a positive effect on functional outcomes. [8][9][10][11][12] Unfortunately, the delivery system for these devices has been characterized as "a patchwork of fragmented and uncoordinated services with significant gaps in types of services available and geographic coverage." 13 The burden of coordinating these services often falls to the older adults and their families.…”

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