Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Int J Public Health. 2011 Dec;56(6):635-44. doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0290-4. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
To increase the understanding of how definitions of standards for housing design influence the proportion of dwellings not meeting the standards and the proportion of individuals defined as having accessibility problems.
The sample included old people and their dwellings in three European countries (N = 1,150). Frequencies and percentages were reported and empirical distribution functions were used.
Depending on the functional profile and standards in question, the magnitude of influence of the standards differs in extent, e.g., the existing standard for door openings at the entrance (defined ≥75 cm) implied that the proportion of dwellings not meeting it was 11.3% compared to 64.4%, if the standard was set to ≥83 cm. The proportion of individuals defined as having accessibility problems for profiles not using mobility devices was 4-5, 57% for profiles using them and 1-3% for the total sample if the standard was set to 90 cm.
Research-based standard definitions for housing design are necessary to ensure that they actually lead to enhanced accessibility, which is a prerequisite for the independence and health of persons with functional limitations.
提高对住房设计标准定义如何影响不符合标准的住房比例和被定义为存在出入困难的个人比例的理解。
该样本包括来自三个欧洲国家的老年人及其住所（N=1150）。报告了频率和百分比，并使用了经验分布函数。
根据功能配置文件和相关标准，标准的影响程度不同，例如，现有入口处开门的标准（定义为≥75cm）意味着如果标准设置为≥83cm，则不符合该标准的住房比例为 11.3%，而不是 64.4%。对于不使用移动设备的个人，定义为出入困难的比例为 4-5%，对于使用移动设备的个人，定义为 57%，对于总样本，定义为 1-3%，如果标准设置为 90cm。
需要基于研究的住房设计标准定义，以确保它们实际上能够提高可达性，这是功能受限者独立和健康的前提条件。
