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| Home modification guidelines as recommended by visually impaired people | | Author(s) | Abbas Riazi, Mei Ying Boon, Catherine Bridge, Stephen J Dain |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 6, no 4, 2012 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 270-284 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/jo... |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Living in the community ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]] ; Assistive technology ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to gather evidence from the perspective of people with visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) about the home modifications they find useful and would recommend to others with similar visual impairment. Based on the belief that people with impairments may not be aware of their own coping strategies until they are asked, the authors took a qualitative approach using semi-structured individual interviews. These were recorded and then transcribed verbatim into text for thematic analysis using Nvivo 8. In total, 31 individuals (mean age 79.1 years) with AMD and no other ocular diseases were recruited in a metropolitan city in Australia. Interviewees had not received any formal home modification assessment from a government provider. Nevertheless 70 per cent of participants said that they has undertaken home modifications themselves or with the assistance of family and friends. They perceived the most important functional modifications as: hand rails, non-slip matting, colour contrasting safety stair nosing, single lever taps, slip resistant flooring, lift chairs and motion sensors that activated pathway lighting. Kitchens, steps and bathrooms were seen as hazardous locations. Most participants had difficulties with reading fine-print material on kitchen appliances, washing machines, microwave ovens and remote controls for electronic devices in the home. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121221256 A |
| Classmark | BR: K4: KE:YB3: M: DP |
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