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Supported housing and neighbourhoods for healthy ageing
— findings from the Housing and Independent Living Study (HAIL) | | Author(s) | Julie E Byles, Lynette Mackenzie, Sally Redman |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 1, March 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, March 2014 |
| Pages | pp 29-35 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Physical disabilities ; Living in the community ; Independent housing ; Neighbourhood care ; Quality of life ; Attitude ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to identify the extent to which homes and neighbourhoods of older community-dwelling people are `supportive'. A cross-sectional survey, in-home observation and interviews involving 202 participants aged 75_79 years were all carried out. Measures included SF-36 health-related quality of life and Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) scores, and self-reported home usability, access, safety and neighbourhood. Associations between home and neighbourhood characteristics were also assessed. Results showed that older people rated neighbourhood satisfaction highly. Many homes failed objective adaptability and safety ratings, particularly bathrooms (80% did not have a shower grab rail, 77% did not have non-slip floors); 27% of homes scored 8 or more of 25 possible hazards. There were significant correlations between perceptions of housing and neighbourhood and SF-36 and disability scores. The study concludes that many homes and neighbourhoods may not accommodate increased frailty or disability of older people into the future. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605255 A |
| Classmark | BG: BN: K4: KL: PQN: F:59: DP: 7YA |
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