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Evidence-Based Research on Home Modifications

Source: AOTA's Home Modifications Practice Guideline, Carol Siebert, Author

AARP. (2000.) Fixing to stay: A national survey on housing and home modification issues. Washington, DC: Author.

Aging Design Research Program. (1993). Design for aging: Strategies for collaboration between architects and occupational therapists. Washington, DC: Author.

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American Occupational Therapy Association. (1994a). Definition of occupational therapy practice for state regulation. Policy 5.3.1. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 48, 1072–1073.

American Occupational Therapy Association. (1994b). Uniform terminology for occupational therapy (3rd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 48, 1047–1054.

American Occupational Therapy Association. (1995). Position paper: Occupational performance: Occupational therapy's definition of function. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49, 1019–1020.

American Occupational Therapy Association. (2002). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56, 609-639.

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Pub. L. 101–336, 42 U.S.C. § 12101.

Bachner, S. (2000). Objects, physical environment, and self: Implications for home intervention. OT Practice, 5(4), 19–22.

Calkins, M. P., & Namazi, K. H. (1991). Caregivers perceptions of the effectiveness of home modifications for community living adults with dementia. Journal of Alzheimer’s Care & Related Disorder Research, 6(1), 25–29.

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Center for Universal Design. (1997b). The principles of universal design (Version 2.0) [Computer software]. Raleigh, NC: Author.

Center for Universal Design. (1997a). A blueprint for action: A resource for promoting home modifications. Raleigh, NC: Author.

Close, J., Ellis, M., Hooper, R., Glucksman, E., Jackson, S., & Swift, C. (1999). Prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET); a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 353, 93–97.

Cumming, R. G., Thomas, M., Szonyi, G., Frampton, G., Salkeld, G., & Clemson, L. (2001). Adherence to occupational therapist recommendations for home modifications for falls prevention. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 641–648.

Cumming, R. G., Thomas, M., Szonyi, G., Salkeld, G., O’Neill, E., Westbury, C., et al. (1999.) Home visits by an occupational therapist for assessment and modification of environmental hazards: A randomized trial of falls prevention. Journal American Geriatric Society, 47, 1397–1402.

Corcoran, M. A., & Gitlin, L. N. (1992). Dementia management: An occupational therapy home-based intervention for caregivers. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 46, 801–808.

Fischer, A., & Kielhofner, G. (1995). Skill in occupational performance. In G. Kielhofner (Ed.), A model of human occupation: Theory and application (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.

Gill, T. M., Williams, C. S., & Tinetti, M. E. (2000). Environmental hazards and the risk of nonsyncopal falls in the homes of community-living older persons. Medical Care, 38, 1174–1183.

Gitlin, L., Corcoran, M., Winter, L., Boyce, A., & Hauck, W. W. (2001). A randomized, controlled trial of a home environmental intervention: Effect on efficacy and upset in caregivers and on daily functionn of persons with dementia. Gerontologist, 41(1), 4–14.

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Kochera, A. (2002). Falls among older peresons and the role of the home: An analysis of cost, incidence, and potential savings from home modifications. Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute.

Law, M., & Baum, C. M. (1994). Creating the future: A joint effort. CanAm Conference. Rockville, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.

Law, M., Baptiste, S., Carswell, A., McColl, M. A., Polatajko, H., & Pollock, N. (1994). Canadian occupational performance measure (2nd ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Occupational Therapy Association.

Law, M., Polatajko, H., Baptiste, W., & Townsend, E. (1997). Core concepts of occupational therapy. In E. Townsend (Ed.), Enabling occupation: An occupational therapy perspective. Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.

Lawton, M. P. (1980.) Environment and aging. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Mann, W. C., Ottenbacher, K. J., Fraas, L., Tomita, M., & Granger, C. V. (1999). Effectiveness of assistive technology and environmental interventions in maintaining independence and reducing home care costs for the frail elderly. Archives of Family Medicine, 8, 210–217.

Pynoos, J., Cohen, E., & Lucas, C. (1988). The caring home booklet: Environmental coping strategies for Alzheimer’s caregivers. Los Angeles: Long Term Care National Resource Center at UCLA/USC.

Older Americans Act of 1965, reauthorization. (1992). 42 C.F.R. 35, § III.

Request for planning ideas for the development of the children’s health outcomes initiative. (2001). 66 Fed. Reg. 11296.

Shaughnessy, P. W., Crisler, K. S., Schlenker, R. E., & Hittle, D. F. (1998). Outcomes and Assessment Information Set (OASIS B-1). Denver, CO: Center for Health Services and Policy Research.

Toto, P. (2001, December). Building community alliances. Home & Community Health Special Interest Section Quarterly, 8, 3–4.

World Health Organization. (2001). ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

SELECTED READINGS

American Occupational Therapy Foundation & American Occupational Therapy Association. (1996). Changing needs, changing homes: A guide to resources. Bethesda, MD: Author.

Christianson, M. A. (1990). Aging in the designed environment. Binghamton, NY: Haworth.

Froese, D. (1994). Modifying the home environment of the client with senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Home & Community Health Special Interest Section Newsletter, 1(4), 1–4.

Mace, R., Hardie, G., & Place, J. (1990). Accessible environments: Toward universal design. Raleigh, NC: Center for Universal Design.

Marcus, C. C. (1997). House as a mirror of self: Exploring the deeper meaning of home. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press.

National Advisory Council on Aging. (1992). Housing an aging population: Guidelines for development and design. Ottawa, Canda: Government of Canada.

 


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