Creating Supportive Environments for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers through Home Modifications

Olsen, Richard V.; Ehrenkrantz, Ezra; Hutchings, B. Lynn

doi:10.3233/tad-1993-2408

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“…Fifth, future research should concentrate more on identifying the spontaneous and creative ways in which older adults compensate for functional limitations produced by aging or by specific acute ailments and chronic conditions, and use this knowledge to plan and test self-care interventions. For example, there have been studies of the steps taken by family caregivers of persons with dementia to safety-proof their homes, eliminate wandering from familiar places, and provide memory aids (Olsen, Ehrenkrantz, & Hutchings, 1993). Parallel research on self-care may prove enlightening by revealing how people invent or modify assistive devices, and alter their living environments and activities to compensate for declines in functional abilities (Ory & DeFriese, 1998).…”

Section: Information Gaps and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Care Among Older Adults

Morrongiello

Gottlieb

2000

Can. J. Aging

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RÉSUMÉCette synthèse de la documentation sur les soins personnels chez les personnes ^gées définit le concept en termes des comportements préventifs et des réponses à la maladie adoptés par les profanes à leur propre bénéfice. Après avoir placé les soins personnels dans leur contexte historique, l'auteur examine les perspectives théoriques et les principales constatations sur son incidence ainsi que les corrélats et les barrières. Cet examen est suivi d'une revue du processus et des résultats des interventions destinées à promouvoir les soins personnels. L'auteur termine en présentant des recommandations en vue du développement de la recherche, des politiques et de la pratique.

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Section: Information Gaps and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Care Among Older Adults

Morrongiello

Gottlieb

2000

Can. J. Aging

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“…Problems that carers encountered changed continually over time so individualised solutions were necessary especially since each care-giving situation and environment was unique (Olsen et al , 1993). Additionally, Silverstein et al (1993) picked up on the issue that an adaptation being used to support a person with dementia may have been recommended to address a different target problem.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…No papers from the UK were published prior to 2017. In describing the demographic data of the participants, it is important to note that there is a compounding factor as two US papers (Olsen et al, 1993(Olsen et al, , 1996 and two UK papers (Soilemezi, 2017a(Soilemezi, , 2017b were from the same set of interviews. This means that there are 11 sets of interview participants in total instead of 13 sets, due to double-counting.…”

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Exploring the contribution of housing adaptations in supporting everyday life for people with dementia: a scoping review

Newton

Adams²,

Keady

et al. 2021

Ageing and Society

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The primary aim of this scoping review was to explore the contribution of housing adaptations to supporting everyday life for people with dementia living at home in the community. The study adopted a scoping review methodology which was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers Manual. Four review questions were developed which subsequently informed the inclusion criteria and search terms. Eight databases were searched resulting in 2,339 records, with 13 papers being included in the review. Evidence from the review found that the most common adaptations were recommended and/or implemented to compensate for a person's physical limitations and for safety reasons, rather than adaptations to support activities of daily living for a person with dementia. Support to implement adaptations was provided by a range of professionals coupled with ‘trial and error’ approaches adopted by the person themselves, and these were seen as key enablers. Barriers to implementing and using adaptations were fourfold: (a) access to information, (b) knowing when to make changes, (c) carer resistance, and (d) the unsuitability of the home. It would appear that housing adaptations have a positive impact on both the person with dementia and the carer (where one is present), with some adaptations having a relatively sustained impact and being particularly effective if implemented early in the lived trajectory of dementia.

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“…Design innovations may help to overcome some of this sense of powerlessness for children by making mobility easier or by giving them play spaces in the hospital where they can exercise control. Healthcare environments that are appropriate for children allow them to function at the peak of their abilities in many domains (such as making adaptive technologies available to do school work) and provide opportunities for social and emotional support for them and their parents (like private hospital rooms or easily accessible family meeting areas; Olsen, Hutchings, & Ehrenkrantz, 2000; Sadler & Joseph, 2008).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%