Occupational therapy targeting physical environmental barriers in buildings with public facilities
Iwarsson, Susanne LU ; Malmgren Fänge, Agneta LU
; Hovbrandt, Pia
LU
; Carlsson, Gunilla
LU
; Jarbe, Ida
LU
and Wijk, U.
(2004)
In British Journal of Occupational Therapy
67(1).
p.29-38
- Abstract
- The main aim of this study was to evaluate an occupational therapy based intervention aimed at increasing the accessibility to buildings with public facilities in a Swedish town centre, which targeted physical environmental barriers. The intervention was occupational therapy advice based on the environmental assessments of each facility, given to the facility owners in order to ease the removal of environmental barriers. Another aim was to elucidate the attitudes towards and the practical obstacles to the implementation of accessibility measures among public facility owners. Systematic on-site observations of environmental barriers were administered in five buildings with different facilities, at baseline and at follow-up 18 months later,... (More)
- The main aim of this study was to evaluate an occupational therapy based intervention aimed at increasing the accessibility to buildings with public facilities in a Swedish town centre, which targeted physical environmental barriers. The intervention was occupational therapy advice based on the environmental assessments of each facility, given to the facility owners in order to ease the removal of environmental barriers. Another aim was to elucidate the attitudes towards and the practical obstacles to the implementation of accessibility measures among public facility owners. Systematic on-site observations of environmental barriers were administered in five buildings with different facilities, at baseline and at follow-up 18 months later, and were complemented by semi-structured interviews with the facility owners at follow-up.
At baseline, environmental barriers were found in all five facilities, such as at entrances, and at follow-up only minor improvements were identified. Two of the facility owners had made use of the occupational therapy advice, but the results also revealed scarce knowledge of or negative attitudes towards accessibility measures. Much remains to be done when it comes to attitudes towards the inclusion of people with disabilities. Active occupational therapy, as described in this study, can influence the situation only to a limited extent. Nevertheless, the results demonstrate that there is knowledge to be gained through this kind of approach. (Less)
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- author
- Iwarsson, Susanne
LU
; Malmgren Fänge, Agneta
LU
; Hovbrandt, Pia
LU
; Carlsson, Gunilla
LU
; Jarbe, Ida
LU
and Wijk, U.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2004
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy
- volume
- 67
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 29 - 38
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- scopus:1842482445
- ISSN
- 1477-6006
- project
- The Enabler Concept - Method Development and Application in Research and Practice
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Occupational Therapy (Closed 2012) (013025000)
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