Perception &amp; Needs of Housing Environment for Senior Based on Their Ability of Daily Life in U.S.

Yunhee Lee

doi:10.6107/JKHA.2018.29.5.037

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Perception & Needs of Housing Environment for Senior Based on Their Ability of Daily Life in U.S. 미국 노인들의 일상생활능력에 따른 주거환경 요구 및 만족도 : 미국 오리곤주를 중심으로

25 October 2018. pp. 37-44

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore perceptions of older adults with regard to the physical environmental conditions of their housing, difficulties in performing activities in daily life, and intention to remodel the home environment for AIP. The population targeted for this study was adults, ages 60 and over. The age constraint was justified by the aims of the study, which were specific to the relationship between older adults’ in-home daily activities, their physical abilities, and the kitchen and bathroom areas in their homes. The responses were recorded on the printed survey tool to interview about 4560 minutes. The participants in this study included nine men and 22 women ranging in age from 61 to 94 years, and the average age was 76 years. The results were as follows: (1) Most elderly people require bathing-related support products, and need products that support movements that are related to going out and walking, and those that sit and stand up. (2) To assist older adults, accessible products and social services to support bathing and kitchen should be common priorities for elderly-housing designers and developers. AS this study has limitations such as low number of participants, future studies develop questionnaire that focus on the issues above and gather more data for statistical analysis to generalize the information discussed here.

Keywords

Physical Environmental Condition

Evaluation

Housing Environment Needs

Elderly Housing

Daily Life

키워드

물리적 환경 조건

주거환경요구

노인 주거

일상생활

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Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
Volume : 29
No :5
Pages :37-44
Received Date : 2018-08-19
Revised Date : 2018-09-14
Accepted Date : 2018-09-14
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2018.29.5.037

Journal of the Korean Housing Association ISSN:2234-3571(Print) 2234-2257(Online) 한국주거학회논문집

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