确定影响长期身体残疾老年人社区参与的建筑环境因素:一项定性研究
Rachel Heeb Desai1, Emily Hamlin1, Amy Eyler2
1Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Occupational Therapy, St. Louis, MO.
概括
长期身体残疾的成年人面临着环境障碍,影响社区参与. 不安全的社区和难以进入的环境,特别是在COVID-19大流行期间,限制了他们的参与.
科学领域:
- 环境老年学 环境老年学
- 关于残疾人的研究.
- 社区健康 社区健康
背景情况:
- 社区参与对于老年人的福祉至关重要.
- 长期的身体残疾会给社区参与带来独特的挑战.
- 建筑环境在促进或阻碍参与方面的作用需要进一步探索.
研究的目的:
- 质量地探索长期身体残疾的成年人如何感知建筑环境对他们的社区参与的影响.
- 确定影响这一群体的特定环境障碍和促进因素.
主要方法:
- 与长期身体残疾的社区成年人 (45-65岁) 进行了虚拟的半结构面试.
- 使用解释性现象学分析来分析数据,直到主题和 (n=20).
主要成果:
- 出现了五个关键主题:安全感知,交通便利性,社区环境便利性,社区意识和在COVID-19大流行期间获得资源的机会.
- 参与者报告说,不安全的社区和无法进入的家门,导致社会隔离.
- 与流行病相关的担忧加剧了现有的环境障碍.
结论:
- 建筑环境对长期身体残疾的老年人社区参与有重大影响.
- 需要采取干预措施来解决环境障碍,特别是在资源较低的社区.
- 结果可以为研究人员,组织和资助者提供有关开发有针对性的支持的信息.
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