SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Accessible Home Environments for People with Functional Limitations: A Systematic Review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Breaking Down Barriers: Findings from a Literature Review on Housing for People with Disabilities in Latin America.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Contribution of Citizens to Community-Based Medical Education in Japan: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2019Trial
- When informal caregivers become double victims: Development of a multilevel conceptual framework for safer home care.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Home Modification Outcomes for Adults Aged 50 Years and Over and Their Relatives: A Scoping Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2026Article
- Living space, utilities, and communication access as determinants of intrinsic capacity: longitudinal findings from England and China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Housing ableism in finding and maintaining housing among people with disabilities: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Exploring the links between social connection and physical functioning among older Adults: A network analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- A Phenomenological Study of Older Individuals' Experiences of Safety at Home.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Article
- How do people with disability and complex needs experience the built environment in apartments designed for people with disability?Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Article
- Development of the Home Environmental Scale of Accessibility Instrument for Spain.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Accessible independent housing for people with disabilities: A scoping review of promising practices, policies and interventions.PloS one · 2024Article
- "You Need to Keep It Going, Mind, Body, and Spirit": Older Adults' Perspectives on Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2024Article
- Housing in Delaware for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Population.Delaware journal of public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Shopping Rehabilitation on Older People's Daily Activities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Is the presence of home entrance steps associated with community participation of people with mobility impairments?Disability and health journal · 2022Article
- A multi-scalar perspective on health and urban housing: an umbrella review.Buildings & cities · 2021Article
- Causes of Delays during Housing Adaptation for Healthy Aging in the UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Detecting frail, older adults and identifying their strengths: results of a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2018Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The aim of this review is to evaluate the health and social effects of accessible home environments for people with functional limitations, in order to provide evidence to promote well-informed decision making for policy guideline development and choices about public health interventions. MEDLINE and nine other electronic databases were searched between December 2014 and January 2015, for articles published since 2004. All study types were included in this review. Two reviewers independently screened 12,544 record titles or titles and abstracts based on our pre-defined eligibility criteria. We identified 94 articles as potentially eligible; and assessed their full text. Included studies were critically appraised using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool, version 2011. Fourteen studies were included in the review. We did not identify any meta-analysis or systematic review directly relevant to the question for this systematic review. A narrative approach was used to synthesise the findings of the included studies due to methodological and statistical heterogeneity. Results suggest that certain interventions to enhance the accessibility of homes can have positive health and social effects. Home environments that lack accessibility modifications appropriate to the needs of their users are likely to result in people with physical impairments becoming disabled at home.
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