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Does quality of life vary with different types of housing among older persons?
— A pilot study | | Author(s) | Patricia A Crist |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 16, nos 3/4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 101-116 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | With the increasing number of older people, identification of the characteristics of optimal housing that contribute to meeting their various needs is essential. A pilot study was conducted to identify the effects of three different housing environments - personal dwellings, specialised housing and nursing homes - on a group of 87 over 65s. The Flanagan Quality of Life Scale plus two general health items were used. Significant differences were found in several quality of life issues related to relationships and satisfaction with life. Those in specialised housing consistently reported good quality of life related to socialisation. While those in each group reported no difference in the importance of each quality of life factor, those in nursing homes consistently reported the lowest quality of life. The implications of this study for housing placement, transition, planning and creating housing contexts that promote quality of life are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000531220 A |
| Classmark | KE: F:59: 4UC: 7T |
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