Preferences of Older Adults and Experts for Physical and Architectural Features of Group Living Facilities
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- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 28 (1) , 84-90
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/28.1.84
Abstract
The Physical and Architectural Features Checklist — Ideal Form was developed to assess older adults' preferences for the physical design characteristics of group living facilities. Congregate apartment (n = 229) and older community residents (n = 205) expressed similar physical design preferences, but experts (n = 44) preferred more physical features than did older adults. Because older adults' preferences were relatively independent of their demographic and personal characteristics, the average physical design preferences of older adults may help guide planning of group living facilities.Keywords
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