RTC: KANSAS: GREIMAN: Home Usability Project PICL
Project Description:
The University of Kansas and the University of Montana received a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center to Promote Interventions for Community Living (RRTC/PICL). The Center goals are to promote community participation outcomes for adults with physical and multiple co-occurring disabilities, living in the community or transitioning from nursing facilities to the community. Our objectives use a person-environment fit model to investigate evidence based, multifaceted interventions that target change in both individual characteristics and environmental factors to support enhanced community participation. Our research approach starts with a systematic literature review on multifaceted community-based interventions and progresses to a single research project involving three studies: (a) Development and refinement of our Out and About intervention, teaching problem solving and goal setting to support community participation, (b) Efficacy Study 1 using RCT to study the impact of the Home Base intervention to empower consumers to self-assess their home environment and to provide support to enhance their home usability, and (c) Efficacy Study 2 investigating the impact on consumers receiving both interventions, on their community participation. The research supports significant time from Center for Independent Living staff members and advice from our Scientist-Consumer Advisory Panel throughout our research and KT activities. Outcomes will be measured quantitatively and qualitatively and will include: 1) increased usability of consumers' homes, 2) increased health and reduction of secondary health conditions, 3) personal goals achieved, and 3) increased participation in the community. Products will include: 1) Systematic review, 2) National Community Living Resource Center, 6 or more peer reviewed publications, 3) Guide for assessing home usability, 4) webinars, and 5) internet web sites.
Keyword(s):
Housing, Health, community participation, intervention
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Adults with Disabilities, Legislators/Policy Makers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County, National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
