Factors associated with participation frequency and satisfaction among people applying for a housing adaptation grant

Abstract

Background: People applying for a housing adaptation (HA) grant are at great risk of participation restrictions due to declining capacity and environmental barriers.

Aim: To investigate the association of person-, environment-, and activity-related factors with participation frequency and satisfaction among people applying for a housing adaptation grant.

Material and methods: Baseline cross-sectional data were collected during home visits (n = 128). The association between person-, environment-, and activity-related factors and participation frequency and satisfaction was analysed using logistic regressions.

Results: The main result is that frequency of participation outside the home is strongly associated with dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) and cognitive impairments, while satisfaction with participation outside the home is strongly associated with self-reported health. Moreover, aspects of usability in the home were associated with frequency of participation outside the home and satisfaction with participation in the home and outside the home alone.

Conclusion: Dependence in ADL, cognitive impairments, self-rated health, and aspects of usability are important factors contributing to participation frequency and satisfaction among people applying for a housing adaptation grant, particularly outside the home.

Significance: Our findings indicate that more attention should be directed towards activity-related factors to facilitate participation among HA applicants, inside and outside the home.

Keywords:

• Activities of daily living
• community-living adults
• disability
• usability

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Acknowledgements

This study was conducted within the context of the Center for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University, funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FORTE). The authors wish to thank all participants in the study and all the occupational therapists involved in the data collection. The study was funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare, and the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare no competing interests.