Purpose: The aim of this paper is to position, define and discuss three concepts crucial for
research and practice concerning person-environment relationships, viz. accessibility …

The study of home environments is a research domain within the field of environmental
gerontology that addresses issues related to aging in place. Despite the importance of aging …

Purpose: Given age-related health restrictions, the importance of the environment for life
satisfaction may increase in later life. This study investigated whether objective and …

Purpose: The aim of this work is to examine the relationship between aspects of objective
and perceived housing and aspects of healthy aging, defined as independence in daily …

Purpose This paper reconsiders the existing conceptual frameworks and models in
environmental gerontology and takes a step forward towards a comprehensive and …

Purpose: This study described person–environment (P–E) fit and activities of daily living
(ADLs) among older adults, and it explored the relationship between P–E fit and ADL …

Purpose: This cross-national qualitative study explores how very old people reflect upon
relocation and aging in place. Design and Methods: Swedish and German data are utilized …

Background A crucial issue for the sustainability of societies is how to maintain health and
functioning in older people. With increasing age, losses in vision, hearing, balance, mobility …

Physical, social, and attitudinal environment may restrict participation in children with
cerebral palsy (CP). Here we discuss existing/possible approaches in order to identify and …

The goal of this paper is to compile recent data on the housing and health in old age, with
special emphasis on geropsychological and gerontological studies. The authors first …