The impact of the physical environment for caregiving in ordinary housing: Experiences of staff in home- and health-care services
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

The strong driving forces for ageing in place demand sustainable solutions for the housing and care of older people and the health and safety of home- and health-care staff. The aim of the study was to elucidate staff experiences of providing home- and health-care to older people living in ordinary housing. This study was part of a larger project investigating the relation between home design and conditions for care in ordinary housing. The data were gathered through focus group interviews with staff in home- and health-care. Three main themes were found according to staff experiences of particular rooms’ sizes and proportions, spatial configurations, and aspects to consider when designing new housing. This study contributes important knowledge about essential features of the physical environment for staff providing home- and health-care for older people in their own homes and to aid the development of functionally sustainable housing to minimise injuries to staff.

Working environment

Ordinary housing

Older people

Författare

Cecilia Pettersson

Örebro universitet

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Byggnadsdesign

Martin Nilsson

Göteborgs Stad

C A Morgan Andersson

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik

Helle Wijk

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Byggnadsdesign

Göteborgs universitet

Applied Ergonomics

0003-6870 (ISSN) 1872-9126 (eISSN)

Vol. 92 103352

Ämneskategorier

Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi

Omvårdnad

Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning

DOI

10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103352

PubMed

33395590

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2021-01-14