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A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities
dc.contributor.author | Greiman, Lillie | |
dc.contributor.author | Koon, Lyndsie | |
dc.contributor.author | Schulz, Johnathan A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nary, Dot | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-12T21:14:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-12T21:14:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | L. Greiman, L. Koon, J. A. Schulz, D. Nary. A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1, Supplement, January 2022, 101211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101211 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/33600 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background People with mobility disabilities frequently have unmet needs in their home environment, which can lead to difficulties completing daily living activities. Therefore, it is important that homes are not just accessible, but rather useable, meaning that the home complements an individual's functional, social, and psychological needs. Although previous research has shown the importance of home usability for people with mobility disabilities on health outcomes, this research explores the relationship between home usability and community participation both inside and outside the home.Objective The objective of this study was to understand the perception of people with mobility disabilities on the relationship between community participation and home usability.Method Twelve participants completed in-person semi-structured interviews to answer questions related to home usability and community participation. A content analysis was used to identify emergent themes.Results Results indicate that personal, social, and environment factors influence home usability and one's ability to participate in the community.Conclusion Home usability is a complex concept that is intertwined with a person's ability to participate in their community. Useable homes can facilitate community participation, both inside and outside the home. In fact, home usability is a critical component of community participation, as homes are not only located in the community but are sites from which people access community. Further research is needed to understand the significance of this interaction and the impact of changing home usability on one's ability to participate in the community. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2021 Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | en_US |
dc.subject | Disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Home usability | en_US |
dc.subject | Home modification | en_US |
dc.subject | Community participation | en_US |
dc.title | A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Koon, Lyndsie | |
kusw.kuauthor | Schulz, Johnathan A. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Nary, Dot | |
kusw.kudepartment | Kansas Research and Training Center on Independent Living (KU-RTCIL) | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101211 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
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