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Relationships between objective and perceived housing in very old age
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- Nygren, Carita (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective,Lund University Research Groups
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Oswald, Frank (author)
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- Iwarsson, Susanne (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv,Active and Healthy Ageing Research Group,Lund University Research Groups,Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
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- Malmgren Fänge, Agneta (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine
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Sixsmith, Judith (author)
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Schilling, Oliver (author)
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Sixsnuth, Andrew (author)
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Szeman, Zsuzsa (author)
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Tomsone, Signe (author)
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Wahl, Hans-Werner (author)
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- 2007
- 2007
- English.
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In: The Gerontologist. - 1758-5341. ; 47:1, s. 85-95
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- Purpose: Our purpose in this study was to explore relationships between aspects of objective and perceived housing in five European samples of very old adults, as well as to investigate whether cross-national comparable patterns exist. Design and Methods: We utilized data from the first wave of the ENABLE-AGE Survey Study. The five national samples totalled 1,918 individuals aged 75 to 89 years. Objective assessments of the home environment covered the number of environmental barriers as well as the magnitude of accessibility problems (an aspect of person-environment fit). To assess perceptions of housing, we used instruments on usability, meaning of home, and housing satisfaction. We also assessed housing-related control. Results: Overall, the results revealed that the magnitude of accessibility problems, rather than the number of physical environmental barriers, was associated with perceptions of activity-oriented aspects of housing. That is, very old people living in more accessible housing perceived their homes as more useful and meaningful in relation to their routines and everyday activities, and they were less dependent on external control in relation to their housing. The patterns of such relationships were similar in the five national samples. Implications: Objective and perceived aspects of housing have to be considered in order to understand the dynamics of aging in place, and the results can be used in practice contexts that target housing for senior citizens.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap -- Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences -- Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- housing-related
- usability
- person-environment fit
- accessibility
- control beliefs
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