Th researchers included 15 studies and found three themes covering physical housing characteristics or housing accessibility that are associated with aspects of health among community-dwelling older adults:
(1) interventions by home modifications targeting housing features both at entrances and indoors;
(2) non-interventions targeting indoor features;
(3) non-interventions targeting entrance features, that is, the presence of an elevator or stairs at the entrance.
The overall quality of evidence across studies was assessed as very low.
Authors:
Christina Heller, MSc
Maria Haak, PhD
Steven M. Schmidt, PhD
Carlos Chiatti, MEcon, PhD
Lisa Ekstam, PhD
Maria H. Nilsson, PhD
Björn Slaug, PhD
