Home Modification Assessments for Accessibility and Aesthetics: A Rapid Review

(1998) define accessibility as the identified a lack of standardized assessments and design of the home environment to allow physical the need for a systematic approach to home access to areas of the home. [...] Also included in data extraction Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria was the main focus of the study, the demographics The inclusion criteria used during the search and (specifically geographic location, diagnosis, and screening process were peer-reviewed journal age), and limitations of the study. [...] The most notable gap was the lack of ments may be due to prolific publication by the assessments to address the aesthetics (or attrac- same team of researchers using the same instru- tiveness) of the home modifications or interior ment; hence, the frequency of occurrence should designs for people with disabilities. [...] review with more databases and critical appraisal of the assessments is needed to identify addi- Additionally, the importance of using a tional assessments and to examine and compare standardized method of assessment was a the rapid review methodology. [...] The scope of what of this study contribute to the understanding of we discovered can likewise prove useful as a available data collection scales, instruments, and guide to other researchers searching for such procedures to evaluate the home as a healthcare research tools, as well as informing the knowl- environment, specifically addressing accessibil- edge field of some of the deficiencies of appr.