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Housing adaptations

Exposure

2 papers study it2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
  • Humans2

Outcomes

1

Disability

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Housing adaptations decrease disability in humans.

    “Acquiring housing adaptations was associated with slower development of instrumental ADL/ADL disability among older people with initially good latent physical health.”

    Humansin older people with initially good latent physical health

    Housing adaptations and older adults' health trajectories by level of initial health: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

    Age and ageingFeb 2, 2025

Associations

1

Falls

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Housing adaptations lower the risk of falls in humans.

    “housing adaptations mitigated the predicted probability of falls for those with severe mobility impairments.”

    Humansin older people with severe mobility impairments

    Housing adaptations and older adults' health trajectories by level of initial health: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

    Age and ageingFeb 2, 2025

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