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ArticleHERD2023

Housing Accessibility at Home and Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke: An Explorative Study.

Marie Elf, Björn Slaug, Charlotte Ytterberg, Ann Heylighen, Maya Kylén

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Article in HERD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  4. Stakeholder Perspectives on Built Environmental Factors to Support Stroke Rehabilitation and Return to Everyday Life.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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Marie ElfSchool of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7044-8896
Björn SlaugDepartment of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.
Charlotte YtterbergDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Ann HeylighenResearch[x]Design, Department of Architecture, KU Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6811-3464
Maya KylénSchool of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2887-3674

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore if aspects of the physical home environment are related to rehabilitation outcomes among community-living persons poststroke.

backgroundResearch demonstrates that healthcare environments are important for high-quality care and that the design of the physical environment is associated with improved rehabilitation outcomes. However, relevant research focusing on outpatient care settings, such as the home, is sparse.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, data on rehabilitation outcomes, physical environmental barriers, and housing accessibility problems were collected during home visits of participants (

resultsFew participants had adapted their homes, and the relevance of the physical environment was not always discussed with the patient during discharge from the hospital. Accessibility problems were associated with suboptimal rehabilitation outcomes such as worse perceived health and recovery after stroke. Activities most restricted by barriers in the home concerned hand and arm use. Participants who reported one or more falls at home tended to live in houses with more accessibility problems. Perceived supportive home environments were associated with more accessible dwellings.

conclusionsMany face problems adapting their home environments poststroke, and our findings highlight unmet needs that should be considered in the rehabilitation practice. These findings could be used by architectural planners and health practitioners for more effective housing planning and inclusive environments.

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StrokeStroke RehabilitationArchitectural AccessibilityCross-Sectional StudiesHousingHumansTreatment Outcomebuilt environmentperson–environment fitrehabilitationshared–decision makingstroke

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PMCPMC10621028

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