A Digital Tool for the Self-Assessment of Homes to Increase Age-Friendliness: Validity Study.
age-friendliness
aging
digital
home environment
self-assessment
tool
Journal
JMIR aging
ISSN: 2561-7605
Titre abrégé: JMIR Aging
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101740387
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Oct 2023
26 Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
31
05
2023
accepted:
29
08
2023
revised:
05
07
2023
medline:
26
10
2023
pubmed:
26
10
2023
entrez:
26
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Age-friendly environments in homes and communities play an important role in optimizing the health and well-being of society. Older people have strong preferences for remaining at home as they age. Home environment assessment tools that enable older people to assess their homes and prepare for aging in place may be beneficial. This study aims to establish the validity of a digital self-assessment tool by assessing it against the current gold standard, an occupational therapy home assessment. A cohort of adults aged ≥60 years living in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, assessed their homes using a digital self-assessment tool with 89 questions simultaneously with an occupational therapist. Adults who were living within their homes and did not have significant levels of disabilities were recruited. Cohen κ and Gwet AC A total of 61 participants (age: mean 71.2, SD 7.03 years) self-assessed their own homes using the digital self-assessment tool. The overall levels of agreement were high, supporting the validity of the tool in identifying potential hazards. Lower levels of agreement were found in the following domains: steps (77% agreement, Gwet AC Older people were able to self-assess their homes using a digital self-assessment tool. Digital health tools enable older people to start thinking about their future housing needs. Innovative tools that can identify problems and generate solutions may improve the age-friendliness of the home environment.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Age-friendly environments in homes and communities play an important role in optimizing the health and well-being of society. Older people have strong preferences for remaining at home as they age. Home environment assessment tools that enable older people to assess their homes and prepare for aging in place may be beneficial.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to establish the validity of a digital self-assessment tool by assessing it against the current gold standard, an occupational therapy home assessment.
METHODS
METHODS
A cohort of adults aged ≥60 years living in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, assessed their homes using a digital self-assessment tool with 89 questions simultaneously with an occupational therapist. Adults who were living within their homes and did not have significant levels of disabilities were recruited. Cohen κ and Gwet AC
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 61 participants (age: mean 71.2, SD 7.03 years) self-assessed their own homes using the digital self-assessment tool. The overall levels of agreement were high, supporting the validity of the tool in identifying potential hazards. Lower levels of agreement were found in the following domains: steps (77% agreement, Gwet AC
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Older people were able to self-assess their homes using a digital self-assessment tool. Digital health tools enable older people to start thinking about their future housing needs. Innovative tools that can identify problems and generate solutions may improve the age-friendliness of the home environment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37883134
pii: v6i1e49500
doi: 10.2196/49500
pmc: PMC10636613
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e49500Informations de copyright
©Roslyn Aclan, Stacey George, Kate Laver. Originally published in JMIR Aging (https://aging.jmir.org), 26.10.2023.
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