As part of the Swedish state-funded healthcare system, housing adaptations are used to promote safe and independent living for disabled people in ordinary housing through the elimination of physical environmental barriers in the home. The aim of this study was to describe the cohabitants' expectations and experiences of how a housing adaptation, intended for the partner, would impact their ever...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe the uses of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in south east London and to highlight users' views about the system of cash versus care provision for people with disabilities. DESIGN Face to face interviews between users of the fund and an interviewer to discuss cash for care, using a structured questionnaire. SETTING Interviews took place in the person's home. ...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to describe social services and health professionals' perceptions of vulnerability among older adults living in the community and to elicit how these professionals screen vulnerability in community and in-home settings. METHODS Focus group sessions were conducted and analyzed using standardized methods of qualitative analysis. Participants included...

In a prospective, population-based study, we evaluated rehabilitation outcome, place of residence, and functional ability 3, 6, and 12 months after stroke onset in 129 consecutive patients discharged from the hospital to independent living, either in their own homes or in an old people's home. The study group comprised 50% of all patients admitted for acute stroke between February 1, 1986, and ...

psychological disorders are universally common problems. social support contributes much to the health of individuals. focusing upon social support and upon vicissitudes of life can help prevent the depression-induced disorders. the present paper investigated the relationship between perceived social support, depression and perceived stress in university students.the descriptive-analytical stud...

BACKGROUND Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) demonstrate neurobehavioral impairments that affect function and participation. Adaptive behavior deficits have been documented; however, specific functional profiles are less well described. PURPOSE This study compared caregiver-reported adaptive and maladaptive behaviors between a clinic-referred sample of 25 five- through eig...

This article considers how, as a result of the persistence familialism and paternalism, legislative changes made in some Central Eastern European countries (CEE), all which have ratified UN CRPD, mainly aim to: (a) incorporate work relatives home care people with long-term disabilities (b) place who previously lived large welfare institutions into smaller facilities (either residential units fo...

This article explores the concept of independent living as a counter-narrative. I argue that in addition to being both an aim for disabled people and campaign objective global people’s movement, also acts narrative tool opposes majoritarian social constructions disability creates ‘repaired’ identities people. analyse documents produced by movement UK establish how performs work resistance re-dr...