Supportive Home Features as Proactive/Reactive Associates of Daily Functioning in Older Adults
2024
Supportive Home Features and Daily Functioning in Older Adults
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Author Information
Author(s): Barbakoff Daniel, Glennie Kristen, Steinman Bernard A
Primary Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Hypothesis
The study aims to clarify associations between functioning in daily-living activities and the presence of supportive home features.
Conclusion
Older adults tend to implement supportive home features reactively in response to functional needs rather than proactively planning for future needs.
Supporting Evidence
- Supportive home features help older adults overcome physical limitations.
- The study found that ADL limitations predict the need for supportive home features.
Takeaway
This study looks at how features in homes help older people live independently, showing that they often make changes only when they need to.
Methodology
The study analyzed two waves of the National Health and Aging Trends Study to examine the relationship between daily-living activities and supportive home features.
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