Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Bronwyn Tanner,Cheryl Tilse and Desleigh de Jonge Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 172 ISBN: 9783838339399
Описание
The importance of a supportive home environment to successful ageing in place has been well established in the literature with home modifications increasingly acknowledged as a way of removing barriers to function and independence for older people. Home modification literature and practice primarily focuses on the home environment as a physical space in which to perform tasks and on the impact of modification on competencies and function. Home however is much more than a physical environment. Within a transactive framework, people and places are seen as engaged in a dynamic, reciprocal relationship through which home becomes a place of significant personal meaning. Through a qualitative framework, this study examines the experience of older people living in the community who are recipients of a home modification service. It explores the impact of modifying the physical environment on their experience of home as a place of meaning and provides insight into how home modifications can...
