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- Pettersson, Cecilia, 1963-, et al.
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Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden : Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers.
- 2018
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Informa Healthcare. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 25:6, s. 407-418
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: To estimate the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers (EB) in the ordinary housing stock in Sweden, and to explore the estimated effects on accessibility at a population level in relation to (a) residents with different functional profiles, (b) different housing types and (c) building periods.METHOD: Data on dwellings from existing Swedish research databases were utilized. EB and accessibility were assessed by means of the Housing Enabler instrument. In simulations of EB removal, five items that correspond to the most common housing adaptations were selected. The simulations were applied to four functional profiles of different complexity.RESULT: EB known to be commonly removed by housing adaptations exist in large proportions of the existing ordinary housing stock. Estimated targeted elimination of selected barriers would have the largest accessibility effects for the more complex functional profiles. The effects would be consistently larger for one-family houses, and for all types of dwellings built before 1960.CONCLUSIONS: The elimination of the EB most commonly addressed by housing adaptations could result in a reduction of the housing accessibility problems that community-living older people are facing. For society to solve the housing situation for the ageing population well-informed and efficient upgrading of ordinary housing is imperative.
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- Bukvic, Olivera, et al.
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A review on the role of functional limitations on evacuation performance using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- 2021
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Ingår i: Fire Technology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0015-2684 .- 1572-8099. ; 57:2, s. 507-528
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- This scoping review addresses the role of functional limitations on evacuation performance of adults in public buildings. Although this topic has been addressed in evacuation research, no linkage is currently available between functional limitations, the predominant activities affected by them and evacuation performance. This review strives to open a debate on the need to classify the impact of disability in terms of functional limitations on evacuation performance according to methods adopted in health science. This paper reviews literature concerning evacuation from public buildings with adults aged ≥ 60 years and/or adults aged ≥ 18 years with functional limitations. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health has been used to identify predominant activities during an evacuation and to perform a structured classification at different levels of resolution to address self-evacuation possibilities. Results of the review are presented in a tabular form linking predominant activities in terms of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and six categories of functional limitations with the engineering evacuation time-line. The suggested classification can facilitate the assessment of the evacuation-related issues in buildings in relation to the population under consideration. The main research gaps identified include the lack of studies concerning the impact of cognitive limitations on egress, and the need to add the temporal dimension to the methods adopted in accessibility research to allow for their use in the egress field.
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- Jonsson, Oskar, et al.
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Tillgänglighetsproblem orsakade av trappsteg: En fallstudie i flerfamiljshus
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapporten redogör för en fallstudie om hur tillgänglighetsproblem i flerfamiljshus förorsakade av trappsteg kan lösas på nya och bättre sätt. Fyra hus byggda 1959-1966 valdes ut för att ingå i fallstudien. Tre var typiska för flerfamiljshus i Sverige som saknar hissar. Det fjärde huset hade efterinstallerade hissar. Fallens entrémiljöer utvärderades på en undersökande nivå med tillgänglighetsinventeringar, okulära besiktningar, inhämtning av planritningar, uppgifter om kulturhistoriskt värde och en boendeenkät. Underlag från utvärdering av de fyra fallen användes vid workshoppar med frågeställningen: Hur kan tillgänglighetsproblem orsakade av trappsteg lösas på innovativa sätt? I workshopparna involverades representanter för olika aktörer med syftet att nå insikter samt generera idéer och förslag för att ta sig an tillgänglighetsproblem i entréer i flerfamiljshus i det befintliga bostadsbeståndet. Lärdomarna pekar på att det är möjligt att lösa tillgänglighetsproblem orsakade av trappsteg. Samtidigt visar det sig att det finns en risk att man bygger in nya miljöhinder vid åtgärder såsom efterinstallation av hiss. Resultatet visar på behov av innovationsarbete och omfattande samarbete för att förändra befintliga tillvägagångssätt för att öka tillgängligheten. Vid planering krävs det samverkan mellan många organisationer och aktörer såsom staten, kommuner, fastighetsägare, entreprenörer, konsulter, underleverantörer och medborgare. Systematiska tillgänglighetsinventeringar kan ligga till grund för strategiska åtgärder för att förbättra tillgängligheten i det befintliga bostadsbeståndet. Dessutom är det nödvändigt att de platsmässiga förutsättningarna beaktas utifrån flera olika perspektiv. Exempel är befolkningens sammansättning och flyttvanor, flerfamiljshusets läge, närhet till service och kollektivtrafik, kulturhistorisk miljö, tidigare vald byggteknik samt tillgänglighet och användbarhet i de befintliga lägenheterna.
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- Ronchi, Enrico, et al.
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Building Egressibility in an Ageing Society
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is the final report of a three-year project called Building Egressibility in an Ageing Society, sponsored by the Swedish research council for sustainable development (FORMAS). While accessibility is an established and widely used concept in building design, the evacuation of people with functional limitations is still at a stage in which several research gaps exist. In this context, this work discusses the concept of Egressibility, intended as the accessibility to means of evacuation. A categorization of populations with functional limitations in light of their egress-related abilities was performed by reviewing egress and accessibility research. The role of functional limitations on evacuation performance was investigated using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). A qualitative interview study consisting of 28 semi-structured interviews with people with functional limitations was conducted to further scrutinize Egressibility issues of older people. An Egressibility assessment instrument, the Egress Enabler, has been developed based on the concept of person-environment fit. A Virtual Reality (VR) experiment involving 40 participants was also conducted to demonstrate the use of VR technology to study the impact of people with functional limitations on egress. It also allowed to explore how the presence of people with functional limitations affects exit choice. Overall, Egressibility was investigated with the aim to ensure that egress planning and procedures are designed to equally consider all members of an aging society.
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- Smedberg, Erik, et al.
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Perspectives on egressibility of older people with functional limitations
- 2022
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Ingår i: Fire Safety Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 0379-7112. ; 127
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Older people and people with functional limitations are recognized as vulnerable groups when it comes to evacuation. Previous studies have focused mostly on the quantitative aspects of their physical characteristics, such as movement speeds. This study explores the perspectives on egressibility of older people with functional limitations. This was achieved by reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 28 older people with functional limitations. Participants were recruited based on voluntary participation mainly from senior citizen organizations. Inspired by The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a questionnaire was developed to characterize the sample in terms of presence of functional limitations. The sample consisted of people with a wide variety of functional limitations. The findings are presented in the form of three themes constructed from the transcripts: Other people's difficulties in understanding, Strategies to cope with the limitation, and Uncertainty of evacuation. The findings highlight that older people may perceive a lack of reliance on the physical environment and other people's support in evacuation situations. Instead, they considered relying primarily on their own ability to mitigate issues caused by functional limitations. The findings may be used to inform future in-depth studies aimed at achieving an equal evacuation safety for all.
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- Smedberg, Erik, et al.
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The Egress Enabler : Development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure egressibility
- 2023
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Ingår i: Disability and Health Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 1936-6574. ; 16:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Egressibility has been defined as a person–environment fit issue and describes accessibility to means of evacuation. Although egressibility concerns everyone, it has become a useful concept particularly in relation to safety and accessibility for people with functional limitations, commonly highlighted as a vulnerable group in egress scenarios. Egressibility is an important safety factor, but there has been limited efforts trying to quantify it. Objective: The aim has been to develop an instrument to measure egressibility in public buildings, as well as conducting initial psychometric testing of the instrument. Methods: The Egress Enabler is based on the previously developed Housing Enabler instrument. The Egress Enabler was developed in several steps by an interdisciplinary team, incorporating an expert panel and a case study. Results: Evaluation of content validity was in line with previous similar efforts, inter-rater reliability was considered “good” to “excellent” by means of intraclass correlation, and qualitative assessment of construct validity showed theoretically sound results. Conclusions: It is suggested that an instrument like the Egress Enabler is needed for a systematic evaluation of egressibility during design. construction or operation. This is needed for ensuring equal access to egress for people with functional limitations.
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