Tinker Anthea, Lansley Peter
Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, UK.
J Telemed Telecare. 2005;11 Suppl 1:1-3. doi: 10.1258/1357633054461787.
We examined how far, and at what cost, the housing stock could be modified to accommodate the assistive technology (AT) necessary to enable older people to remain in their own homes. A multidisciplinary team devised seven hypothetical user profiles for 10 case study areas, with five local authorities and five housing associations in England and Wales. Each profile was considered at two times, five years apart, with the users' functional abilities deteriorating in between. In addition, in-depth interviews were carried out with a sample of 67 older people in the case study areas about their use and experience of a wide range of AT. The interviews showed the need to listen to older people and that they welcomed AT when it addressed a perceived need. The results showed that the extent of adaptation required of buildings to accommodate a user's needs varied greatly. It was also found that there was confusion about the terminology of AT, including the idea of the 'smart house'. The study shows that the adaptability of the housing depends on a range of factors and costs.
我们研究了住房存量能够在多大程度上以及以何种成本进行改造，以适应使老年人能够居家养老所需的辅助技术（AT）。一个多学科团队为10个案例研究区域设计了7种假设用户档案，涉及英格兰和威尔士的5个地方当局和5个住房协会。每个档案在两个时间点进行考量，相隔5年，在此期间用户的功能能力会逐渐下降。此外，还对案例研究区域的67位老年人样本进行了深入访谈，了解他们对各种辅助技术的使用情况和体验。访谈表明有必要倾听老年人的意见，并且当辅助技术满足了他们所感知到的需求时，他们会欣然接受。结果显示，为满足用户需求而对建筑物进行改造的程度差异很大。研究还发现，人们对辅助技术的术语存在混淆，包括“智能家居”的概念。该研究表明，住房的适应性取决于一系列因素和成本。
