Clients' experiences of housing adaptations: A longitudinal mixed-methods study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1706-1715

  Pettersson, Cecilia ^a   Löfqvist, Charlotte ^a   Malmgren Fänge, Agneta ^a  

^a Health Sciences Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Home modification; Interview; Long term outcomes; Occupational therapy; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84867188600     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.660596     Document Type: Article

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