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T1 Single Time-Point Study of the Home Environment and Functionality of Older Adults in Spain
A1 González González, Estela
A1 Requena Hernández, Carmen
A1 Álvarez Merino, Paula
A2 Psicologia Evolutiva y de la Educacion
K1 Psicología
K1 personas mayores
K1 envejecimiento
K1 salud
K1 hogar
AB Background: The literature favors discussion on socio-spatial conditions at the macro- (city) and micro- (housing) level that promote healthy aging in place. Objectives: (a) Identify the association between physical and social characteristics of the family home and the functional level and quality of life of older people and (b) provide normative data on adequate/inadequate households based on the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) inventory and the Spanish Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (S-IQCODE) test. Methods: In total, 79 healthy older adults completed the HOME inventory and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), S-IQCODE, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) and ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) tests. A regression model, the effect size and the means of the scores of HOME (adequate/inadequate) test and the cognitive level (optimal/normal) were calculated. Results: The regression model discloses that adequate home scores are associated with cognitive level (odds ratio (OR): 0.955, confidence interval (CI)95%: 0.918–0.955); quality of life (OR: 6.542, CI95%: 1.750–24.457), living with other people (OR: 5.753, CI95%: 1.456–22.733) and level of education (OR: 0.252, CI95%: 0.064–0.991). The normative data between HOME and S-IQCODE scores showed a good adjustment (d = 0.70). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between the physical environment of the home and personal variables (sociodemographic information, quality of life and cognitive functionality). In addition, from this last variable, the normative data of an adequate/inadequate household for an older person have been established.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14536
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14536
NO p. 8317
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 18-may-2024