Cohabitants’ perspective on housing adaptations: a piece of the puzzle
Granbom, Marianne LU
; Taei, Afsaneh
LU
and Ekstam, Lisa
LU
(2017)
In Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
31(4).
p.805-813
- Abstract
- As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants' expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their everyday life. In-depth interviews were conducted with cohabitants of nine people applying for a housing adaptation, initially at the time of the application and then again 3 months after the housing adaptation was installed. A longitudinal analysis was performed including analysis procedures from Grounded Theory. The findings revealed the expectations... (More)
- As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants' expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their everyday life. In-depth interviews were conducted with cohabitants of nine people applying for a housing adaptation, initially at the time of the application and then again 3 months after the housing adaptation was installed. A longitudinal analysis was performed including analysis procedures from Grounded Theory. The findings revealed the expectations and experiences in four categories: partners' activities and independence; cohabitants' everyday activities and caregiving; couples' shared recreational/leisure activities; and housing decisions. A core category putting the intervention into perspective was called 'Housing adaptations - A piece of the puzzle'. From the cohabitants' perspective, new insights on housing adaptations emerged, which are important to consider when planning and carrying out successful housing adaptations. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants’ expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their everyday life. In-depth interviews were conducted with cohabitants of nine people applying for a housing adaptation, initially at the time of the application and then again 3 months after the housing adaptation was installed. A longitudinal analysis was performed including analysis procedures from Grounded Theory. The findings revealed the expectations... (More)
- As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants’ expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their everyday life. In-depth interviews were conducted with cohabitants of nine people applying for a housing adaptation, initially at the time of the application and then again 3 months after the housing adaptation was installed. A longitudinal analysis was performed including analysis procedures from Grounded Theory. The findings revealed the expectations and experiences in four categories: partners’ activities and independence; cohabitants’ everyday activities and caregiving; couples’ shared recreational/leisure activities; and housing decisions. A core category putting the intervention into perspective was called ‘Housing adaptations – A piece of the puzzle’. From the cohabitants’ perspective, new insights on housing adaptations emerged, which are important to consider when planning and carrying out successful housing adaptations. (Less)
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- author
- Granbom, Marianne
LU
; Taei, Afsaneh
LU
and Ekstam, Lisa
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-01-31
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- home modifications, ageing, disbaility, participation, spousal caregiving, occupational therapy, ADL
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- volume
- 31
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 805 - 813
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- pmid:28145002
- scopus:85011665541
- wos:000416413000018
- ISSN
- 1471-6712
- DOI
- 10.1111/scs.12400
- project
- FORMAS EVIDENCE – Longterm effects of housing adaptations for client and society
- language
- English
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