- Title
- Supporting housing and neighbourhoods for healthy ageing: findings from the Housing and Independent Living Study (HAIL)
- Creator
- Byles, Julie E.; Mackenzie, Lynette; Redman, Sally; Parkinson, Lynne; Leigh, Lucy; Curryer, Cassie
- Relation
- Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 33, Issue 1, p. 29-35
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00646.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Aim: To identify the extent to which homes and neighbourhoods of older community-dwelling people are ‘supportive’. Method: Cross-sectional survey, in-home observation and interviews involving 202 participants (75–79 years). Measures included SF-36 health-related quality of life and Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) scores, and self-reported home usability, access, safety and neighbourhood. Associations between home and neighbourhood characteristics were assessed using χ2-tests, t-tests and Pearson correlations. Results: Older people rated neighbourhood satisfaction highly (3.0 men, 3.2 women; 4 being the highest score). Many homes failed objective adaptability and safety ratings, particularly bathrooms (80% did not have a shower grab rail, 77% did not have non-slip floors); 27% of homes scored ≥8 of 25 possible hazards. There were significant correlations between perceptions of housing and neighbourhood and SF-36 and disability scores. Conclusion: Many homes and neighbourhoods may not accommodate increased frailty or disability of older people into the future.
- Subject
- ageing; cohort study; community; housing; independent living
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296121
- Identifier
- uon:19193
- Identifier
- ISSN:1440-6381
- Language
- eng
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