The impact of the physical home environment for family carers of people with dementia: a qualitative study

Dia Soilemezi; Phevos Kallitsis; Amy Drahota-Towns; John Crossland; Rebecca Stores; Alan Costall

doi:10.1080/02763893.2017.1335666

The impact of the physical home environment for family carers of people with dementia: a qualitative study

Dia Soilemezi, Phevos Kallitsis, Amy Drahota-Towns, John Crossland, Rebecca Stores, Alan Costall

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Background - Most people with dementia are cared for by their families at home. This study investigated family carers’ identification of barriers and facilitators when caring for a person with dementia at home.

Design and methods - Thirteen co-resident family carers were engaged in semi-structured in-depth walking interviews. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.

Results - Home environments can pose a number of challenges and opportunities. Aspects of the architectural and interior environment (e.g. size, condition, layout and accessibility, familiarity) are perceived as important (Theme 1) as well as a plethora of environmental strategies that encourage independence and comfort at home (Theme 2). Carers’ scepticism, timing, costs, property characteristics and mistrust of services are some barriers to implementing environmental strategies (Theme 3).

Conclusions - Carers often improvise solutions through trial and error. Environmental strategies can create an enabling and comfortable home environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-333
Number of pages	31
Journal	Journal of Housing for the Elderly
Volume	31
Issue number	4
Early online date	2 Nov 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2017.1335666
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017

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home environment
dementia
family carers
environmental strategies
qualitative

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Disabling spaces and spatial strategies: feminist approaches to the home environment of family caregivers of people with dementia
Kallitsis, P., Soilemezi, D. & Maguire-Elliot, A., 25 Nov 2019, In: Home Cultures. 15, 3, p. 265-287 23 p.
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