Effect of home modification interventions on the participation of community-dwelling adults with health conditions: A systematic review

S Stark, M Keglovits, M Arbesman… - The American Journal …, 2017 - research.aota.org
OBJECTIVE. This systematic review investigated the role of home modification interventions
to improve participation outcomes for community-living adults and older adults. METHOD …

[PDF][PDF] WHO housing and health guidelines

World Health Organization - World Health Organization, 2018 - apps.who.int
The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

A scoping review of home modification interventions–Mapping the evidence base

P Carnemolla, C Bridge - Indoor and built environment, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
As home-based health services emerge as a focal point of international discussions of
primary healthcare, the home environment is now recognised as a place for safe and …

Aging in place: From theory to practice

E Iecovich - Anthropological notebooks, 2014 - anthropological-notebooks.zrc-sazu …
The rapid aging of many Western societies has compelled policymakers and professionals
to develop concepts, programs, and services to meet the complex and diverse needs of their …

Cognitive and physical rehabilitation of intensive care unit survivors: results of the RETURN randomized controlled pilot investigation

JC Jackson, EW Ely, MC Morey… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Millions of patients who survive medical and surgical general intensive care
unit care every year experience newly acquired long-term cognitive impairment and …

The ideal neighbourhood for ageing in place as perceived by frail and non-frail community-dwelling older people

HM Van Dijk, JM Cramm, JOB Van Exel… - Ageing & …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Due to demographic changes and a widely supported policy of ageing in place, the number
of community-dwelling older people will increase immensely. Thus, supportive …

Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale—Rasch analyses of individual responses in a Norwegian stroke cohort

A Lerdal, A Kottorp - International journal of nursing studies, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) have not
been tested in people with stroke, despite its being the most frequently used instrument …

The demography of aging in low-and middle-income countries: chronological versus functional perspectives

N Sudharsanan, DE Bloom… - Future directions for the …, 2018 - books.google.com
Populations across the world are changing in size and structure, driving prominent social,
economic, and health shifts. In some countries, workingage populations are expanding to …

Long‐term effect on mortality of a home intervention that reduces functional difficulties in older adults: Results from a randomized trial

LN Gitlin, WW Hauck, MP Dennis… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the long‐term mortality effect of a home‐based intervention
previously shown to reduce functional difficulties and whether survivorship benefits differ …

Longitudinal changes in everyday life after home modifications for people aging with disabilities

I Petersson, A Kottorp, J Bergström… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate longitudinal impacts of home modifications on the difficulty of
performing everyday life tasks for people aging with disabilities, and to investigate whether …