A Living Lab Facility on Safety in Homes among the Elderly and Elderly Disabled: A Literature Review
Kanyingi, Mark; Kiarie, Wangari; Rana, Samita (2012)
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Kanyingi, Mark
Kiarie, Wangari
Rana, Samita
Centria ammattikorkeakoulu (Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302252615
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302252615
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The study aimed to improve safety in the home environment for the elderly to live independently. The focus was discussing the measures of safe environment that promoted health, safety and security of the elderly. The study described the constituents of a safe home environment and approaches that safe environment promoted health of the aging. The objective was to utilize the results to advance safety in homes and assist the development of a living laboratory in the Ostrobothnia region.
There is evident urgency for preventive health care measures that reduce injuries. The major hindrance in reducing falls was the inadequacy of facilities in homes for safety. Housing designs were inconsiderate of the elderly population. As a result, majority of this population were enrolled into rehabilitation institutions prematurely.
A literature review with content analysis was established. The databases included Ebrary, CINAHL, Ovid, SAGE Premier and Science Direct as well as reliable electronic publications. These included WHO and Statistics Finland.
The elderly safety was improved through modification of simple measures (grab bars, adequate light and non-slippery floor) and introduction of emerging advanced technology. Emerging care technologies were designed to enhance and maintain the well-being and independence of the aged. Technologists were to acknowledge pre-existing practices by enhancing them rather than replacing them. The recommendations include data on statistics that evaluated the safeness of the technologies and their direct correlation to the nursing profession.
There is evident urgency for preventive health care measures that reduce injuries. The major hindrance in reducing falls was the inadequacy of facilities in homes for safety. Housing designs were inconsiderate of the elderly population. As a result, majority of this population were enrolled into rehabilitation institutions prematurely.
A literature review with content analysis was established. The databases included Ebrary, CINAHL, Ovid, SAGE Premier and Science Direct as well as reliable electronic publications. These included WHO and Statistics Finland.
The elderly safety was improved through modification of simple measures (grab bars, adequate light and non-slippery floor) and introduction of emerging advanced technology. Emerging care technologies were designed to enhance and maintain the well-being and independence of the aged. Technologists were to acknowledge pre-existing practices by enhancing them rather than replacing them. The recommendations include data on statistics that evaluated the safeness of the technologies and their direct correlation to the nursing profession.