Yang Hsiang-Yu, Sanford Jon A
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA.
J Aging Res. 2012;2012:625758. doi: 10.1155/2012/625758. Epub 2011 Nov 16.
This paper describes relationships among home and community environmental features, activity performance in the home, and community participation potential to support aging in place. A subset of data on older adults with functional limitations (N = 122), sixty three (63) with mobility and 59 with other limitations, were utilized in this study from a larger project's subject pool. Results showed significant and positive correlations between environmental barriers, activity dependence and difficulty at home, and less community participation in the mobility limitation group. While kitchen and bathroom features were most limiting to home performance, bathtub or shower was the only home feature, and destination social environment was the only community feature, that explained community participation. Compared to environmental features, home performance explained much more community participation. Study results provide detailed information about environmental features as well as types of home activities that can be prioritized as interventions for aging in place.
本文描述了家庭和社区环境特征、家庭活动表现以及支持就地养老的社区参与潜力之间的关系。本研究从一个更大项目的受试者库中选取了一部分有功能限制的老年人数据（N = 122），其中63人有行动能力限制，59人有其他限制。结果显示，在行动能力受限组中，环境障碍、活动依赖和在家中的困难与社区参与度较低之间存在显著的正相关。虽然厨房和浴室特征对家庭表现的限制最大，但浴缸或淋浴是唯一能解释社区参与度的家庭特征，而目的地社会环境是唯一能解释社区参与度的社区特征。与环境特征相比，家庭表现对社区参与度的解释作用更大。研究结果提供了有关环境特征以及可作为就地养老干预措施优先考虑的家庭活动类型的详细信息。
