Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls
Objectives. To explore whether aspects of housing and health among very old people with self-reported Parkinson’s disease (PD) differ from matched controls. Methods. Data from the ENABLE-AGE Survey Study were used to identify people with self-reported PD (n=20) and three matched controls/individual...
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| description | Objectives. To explore whether aspects of housing and health among very old people with self-reported Parkinson’s disease (PD) differ from matched controls.
Methods. Data from the ENABLE-AGE Survey Study were used to identify people with self-reported PD (n=20) and three matched controls/individual (n=60). The matching criteria were age (mean = 82 years), sex, country, and type of housing. The analyses targeted problems in activities of daily living, objective and perceived aspects of housing, for example, number of environmental barriers, accessibility (i.e., person-environment fit), and usability.
Results. The number of physical environmental barriers did not differ (P=0.727) between the samples. The PD sample had more (P<0.001) accessibility problems than controls and perceived their homes as less (P=0.003) usable in relation to activities. They were less independent and had more functional limitations (median 5 versus 2; P<0.001), and 70% experienced loss of stamina or poor balance.
Conclusions. Due to the fact that they have more functional limitations than very old people in general, those with self-reported PD live in housing with more accessibility problems. This explorative study has implications for rehabilitation as well as societal planning, but larger studies including people with a confirmed PD diagnosis are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df986a2a552b4ed197657009ca46d8fc2025-08-20T03:26:22ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2090-80832042-00802013-01-01201310.1155/2013/710839710839Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus ControlsMaria H. Nilsson0Maria Haak1Susanne Iwarsson2Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 221 00 Lund, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 221 00 Lund, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 221 00 Lund, SwedenObjectives. To explore whether aspects of housing and health among very old people with self-reported Parkinson’s disease (PD) differ from matched controls. Methods. Data from the ENABLE-AGE Survey Study were used to identify people with self-reported PD (n=20) and three matched controls/individual (n=60). The matching criteria were age (mean = 82 years), sex, country, and type of housing. The analyses targeted problems in activities of daily living, objective and perceived aspects of housing, for example, number of environmental barriers, accessibility (i.e., person-environment fit), and usability. Results. The number of physical environmental barriers did not differ (P=0.727) between the samples. The PD sample had more (P<0.001) accessibility problems than controls and perceived their homes as less (P=0.003) usable in relation to activities. They were less independent and had more functional limitations (median 5 versus 2; P<0.001), and 70% experienced loss of stamina or poor balance. Conclusions. Due to the fact that they have more functional limitations than very old people in general, those with self-reported PD live in housing with more accessibility problems. This explorative study has implications for rehabilitation as well as societal planning, but larger studies including people with a confirmed PD diagnosis are needed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/710839 |
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| title | Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls |
| title_full | Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls |
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| title_short | Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls |
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