Bio-Behavioral Environmental Intervention

Title: Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders: A Bio-Behavioral-Environmental Intervention to Improve Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Disabled Older Adults

Authors: Szanton, S.L., Thorpe, R.J., Boyd, C., Tanner, E.K., Leff, B., Agree, E., Xue, Q-L., Allen, J.K., Seplaki, C.L., Weiss, C.O., Guralnik, J.M., & Gitlin, L.N.

Year: 2011

Summary: A multicomponent intervention combining home repair, nursing, and occupational therapy increased the ability of low-income older adults with a disability to complete activities of daily living (ADLs).  

Key Words: activities of daily living, CAPABLE, older adults, housing safety

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