Exploration of relationships between the physical home environment, personal competencies, and psychological well-being of older adults: Construction of a structural model

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Faculty

Session

F-3

Location

Buller Room 208

Start Date

15-5-2015 2:50 PM

End Date

15-5-2015 3:15 PM

Presentation Abstract

In the United States, the population of community-dwelling adults who have physical disabilities is approximately 16% for those ages 65 to 74 and 33.3% for those 75 and older (Erickson et al., 2012). Older adults with physical disabilities represent a marginalized population and the physical home environment (PHE) can contribute to this marginalized status if the fit between individual competencies (IC) and environmental demands is not optimal (Berrahau, 1993). As advances in healthcare continue to lengthen the average lifespan and the number of aging adults continues to grow, physical barriers in the home are likely to become more pronounced. Research has established a link between PHE, IC, and physical health, but little research exists on their relationship to psychological well-being (Garin et al., 2014). This critical literature review addresses the following research question; “Do the PHE and IC contribute uniquely to the psychological well-being of older adults with physical disability?”The Ecological Theory of Aging and the Social Relational Model of Disability will guide the construction of a conceptual model to explicitly test these relationships. The presentation will conclude with a proposal for model testing using secondary data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study.

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May 15th, 2:50 PM May 15th, 3:15 PM

Exploration of relationships between the physical home environment, personal competencies, and psychological well-being of older adults: Construction of a structural model

Buller Room 208

In the United States, the population of community-dwelling adults who have physical disabilities is approximately 16% for those ages 65 to 74 and 33.3% for those 75 and older (Erickson et al., 2012). Older adults with physical disabilities represent a marginalized population and the physical home environment (PHE) can contribute to this marginalized status if the fit between individual competencies (IC) and environmental demands is not optimal (Berrahau, 1993). As advances in healthcare continue to lengthen the average lifespan and the number of aging adults continues to grow, physical barriers in the home are likely to become more pronounced. Research has established a link between PHE, IC, and physical health, but little research exists on their relationship to psychological well-being (Garin et al., 2014). This critical literature review addresses the following research question; “Do the PHE and IC contribute uniquely to the psychological well-being of older adults with physical disability?”The Ecological Theory of Aging and the Social Relational Model of Disability will guide the construction of a conceptual model to explicitly test these relationships. The presentation will conclude with a proposal for model testing using secondary data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study.