dc.contributor |
Háskólinn á Akureyri |
dc.contributor |
University of Akureyri |
dc.contributor.author |
Thordardottir, Björg |
dc.contributor.author |
Chiatti, Carlos |
dc.contributor.author |
Ekstam, Lisa |
dc.contributor.author |
Malmgren Fänge, Agneta |
dc.date.accessioned |
2019-05-15T14:03:04Z |
dc.date.available |
2019-05-15T14:03:04Z |
dc.date.issued |
2015-12-29 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Thordardottir, B.; Chiatti, C.; Ekstam, L.; Malmgren Fänge, A. Heterogeneity of Characteristics among Housing Adaptation Clients in Sweden—Relationship to Participation and Self-Rated Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 91. |
dc.identifier.issn |
1660-4601 |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1170 |
dc.description.abstract |
The aim of the paper was to explore the heterogeneity among housing adaptation
clients. Cluster analysis was performed using baseline data from applicants in three Swedish
municipalities. The analysis identified six main groups: “adults at risk of disability”, “young old
with disabilities”, “well-functioning older adults”, “frail older adults”, “frail older with moderate
cognitive impairments” and “resilient oldest old”. The clusters differed significantly in terms of
participation frequency and satisfaction in and outside the home as well as in terms of self-rated
health. The identification of clusters in a heterogeneous sample served the purpose of finding groups
with different characteristics, including participation and self-rated health which could be used to
facilitate targeted home-based interventions. The findings indicate that housing adaptions should
take person/environment/activity specific characteristics into consideration so that they may fully
serve the purpose of facilitating independent living, as well as enhancing participation and health. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
This study was conducted within the context of the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University, and funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FORTE). The authors wish to thank all the participants in the study and all the occupational therapists involved in the data collection. The study was funded by The Swedish Research Council Formas, The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare, and the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. |
dc.format.extent |
91 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;13(1) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Occupational therapy |
dc.subject |
Elderly |
dc.subject |
Iðjuþjálfun |
dc.subject |
Aldraðir |
dc.title |
Heterogeneity of characteristics among housing adaptation clients in Sweden: Relationship to participation and self-rated health |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0). |
dc.description.version |
Peer reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.3390/ijerph13010091 |
dc.relation.url |
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/91/pdf |
dc.contributor.department |
Iðjuþjálfunarfræðideild (HA) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty Of Occupational Therapy (UA) |
dc.contributor.school |
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HA) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Health Sciences (UA) |