Human Factors Research and Functional Environments for the Aged

Faletti, Martin V.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-2171-0_7

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“…Occupational therapists are recognized for their expertise in performance evaJuation (Guralnik et aI., 1989) and for their ability to effect comprehensive task analyses that lead to the appropriate adaptive equipment or compensatory strategies that will enhance the client's functional ability (Faletti, 1984). Thus, we have the basic knowledge necessary to develop much-needed standardized performance assessments.…”

Section: Global Versus Discrete Skills Approach To Functional Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Functional Measures, Part 2: Selecting the Right Test, Minimizing the Limitations

Fisher

1992

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Section: Global Versus Discrete Skills Approach To Functional Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Functional Measures, Part 2: Selecting the Right Test, Minimizing the Limitations

Fisher

1992

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Task performance, in terms of parameters such as independence, safety, and quality, has become a key way that researchers in the home modifications field have operationalized the concept of "person-environment fit" (Faletti, 1984;. In particular, there has been a focus on the use of assessment of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living as indicators of functional independence and, therefore, person-environment fit.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Restoring and Sustaining Home: The Impact of Home Modifications on the Meaning of Home for Older People

Tanner

Tilse

Jonge

2008

Journal of Housing For the Elderly

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ABSTRACT. The importance of a supportive home environment to successful aging has been well-established in the literature, with home modifications increasingly acknowledged as ways of removing barriers to function and increasing independence for older people. Home modification literature and practice primarily focus on the home environment as a physical space in which to perform tasks and on the impact of modification on competencies and function. Home, however, is much more than a physical environment. Within a transactive framework, people and places are seen as engaged in a dynamic, reciprocal relationship through which home becomes a place of significant personal meaning. Through a qualitative framework, this study examines the experience of older people living in the community who are recipients of a home modification service. It explores the impact modifying the physical environment has on their experience of home as a place of meaning and provides insight into how home modifications can strengthen Bronwyn Tanner, M.Phil

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“…Models proposed by Lawton and Nahemow (1973), Faletti (1984), and Lesnoff-Caramaglia (cited in Meadows, 1988) all describe these fit or matching relationships. Health indicators and psychosocial variables were examined as possible correlates of home satisfaction.…”

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Home Satisfaction: Related Health and Psychosocial Variables

Klein

1993

J Appl Gerontol

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In later life, the home plays an increasing role as a site for leisure activities, social interaction, and personal growth. This research examined variables that were hypothesized to relate to home satisfaction for older adults. Home satisfaction was also compared to life satisfaction. Sixty-four older adults provided information on home satisfaction; health capacity; the psychosocial variables of self-esteem, locus of control, and social support; and life satisfaction. Home satisfaction was best predicted by health and by self-esteem In contrast, life satisfaction was best predicted by the three psychosocial variables. The outcomes of this research suggested the usefulness of a goodness-of-fit model for understanding and augmenting home satisfaction in later life.

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Human Factors Research and Functional Environments for the Aged

Cited by 22 publications

References 46 publications

Functional Measures, Part 2: Selecting the Right Test, Minimizing the Limitations

Functional Measures, Part 2: Selecting the Right Test, Minimizing the Limitations

Restoring and Sustaining Home: The Impact of Home Modifications on the Meaning of Home for Older People

Home Satisfaction: Related Health and Psychosocial Variables

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