Latest research progress: The health-related home safety assessment methods for the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2021.01.023
- VernacularTitle:老年人健康相关居住环境风险评估方法的研究进展
- Author:
Chunfeng YUN
;
Yiwen HAN
;
Ping ZENG
;
Yalun DAI
;
Tiemei ZHANG
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2021;40(1):132-136
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article reviews the health-related home safety assessment methods for the elderly, and briefly introduces the development process of the "Person-environment fit" model from the concept, to the risk assessment method of environmental factors and then to the interactive risk assessment method of human-environment factors.Especially, this article introduces several risk assessment methods of residential environment, such as "The Enabler" human function and environmental obstacle assessment tool, the Safety Assessment of Function and the Environment for Rehabilitation(SAFER), the Safety Assessment of Function and the Environment for Rehabilitation-Health Outcome Measurement and Evaluation(SAFER-HOME), the Westmead Home Safety Assessment(WeHSA), the Home Falls and Accident Screening Tool(HOME FAST), the Cougar Home Safety Assessment(CHSA), the in-Home Occupational Performance Evaluation(I-HOPE), the In-Home Occupational Performance Evaluation for Providing Assistance(I-HOPE Assist), the In-Home Medication Management Performance Evaluation(HOME-Rx).
