Environmental barriers, functional limitations, and housing satisfaction among older people in Sweden: A longitudinal perspective on housing accessibility

Technology and Disability

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Wilson, Git ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental adaptation; Functional capacity; Housing enabler; Occupational therapy; Person environment fit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746266545     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2006-18202     Document Type: Article

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