Two dimensions of participation in very old age and their relations to home and neighborhood environments.
Författare
Summary, in English
This study aimed to capture and operationalize the concept of participation among people who are very old (age > 80) and to investigate whether and how aspects of housing and neighborhood environments relate to participation in very old age. Two dimensions of participation--performance-oriented participation and togetherness-oriented participation---emerged from an earlier qualitative study and were operationalized and validated in this study with quantitative variables. Both objective and perceived housing and neighborhood aspects were significantly related to, in particular, performance-oriented participation and, to a lesser extent, to togetherness-oriented participation. Most interventions in occupational therapy are accomplished within the home for very old people, but our results imply that there are potential interventions to accomplish on a societal level as well. In this respect, our study contributes to the knowledge in the field and has the potential to support the development of novel occupational therapy interventions targeting society at large.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2008
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
77-86
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Volym
62
Issue
1
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
American Occupational Therapy Association
Ämne
- Occupational Therapy
Aktiv
Published
Projekt
- Home, Health and Disability along the Process of Ageing
Forskningsgrupp
- Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0272-9490