Table 1.
Instruments and domains covered.
| Instrument | Domain | Items, n | Literature Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Objective aspects of health | |||
| Activities of daily life (ADL) Staircase | Personal ADL | 5 | [24] |
| Instrumental ADL | 4 | ||
| Perceived aspects of health | |||
| Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) | Mood Disturbance | 10 | [26] |
| Motivation Disturbance | 5 | ||
| Difficulty in ADL | Activity performed with/without difficulty1 | 2 | [25] |
| Functional independence (PFI) | Perceived functional independence | 1 | - |
| Short FES-I | Fear of falling | 7 | [27,28] |
| Falls | 4 | - | |
| Symptom list | Depression symptoms | 5 | [29] |
| Tension symptoms | 5 | ||
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 8 | ||
| Musculoskeletal symptoms | 3 | ||
| Metabolism symptoms | 4 | ||
| Heart-lung symptoms | 3 | ||
| Head symptoms | 5 | ||
| SF-36, global health | Perceived global health | 1 | [30] |
| Physical mobility | Perceived physical mobility | 1 | - |
| Life Satisfaction | Life Satisfaction | 1 | - |
| Psychological wellbeing (PWQ) | Autonomy | 10 | [31] |
| Purpose in life | 9 | ||
| Objective environmental aspects | |||
| Housing Enabler (HE) | Functional limitations/dependence on mobility devices 2 | 14 | [34,35] |
| Environmental barriers; Exterior surroundings | 28 | ||
| Environmental barriers; Entrance | 46 | ||
| Environmental barriers; Indoors | 87 | ||
| Other aspects of objective housing | No. of rooms, no. of people, years of habitance | 3 | - |
| Assistive Devices/Technical Aids | Optical aids | 3 | [33] |
| Hearing aids | 3 | ||
| Mobility devices, indoors | 6 | ||
| Mobility devices, outdoors | 7 | ||
| ADL devices | 6 | ||
| Other assistive devices | 7 | ||
| Perceived environmental aspects | |||
| Housing Option for Older People (HOOP) | Housing satisfaction3 | 1 | |
| Usability In My Home (UIMH) | Activity | 4 | [37,38] |
| Physical environmental aspects | 6 | ||
| Meaning of Home (MOH) | Activity | 6 | [36] |
| Physical | 7 | ||
| Cognitive/emotional | 10 | ||
| Social | 5 | ||
| Housing Related Control Beliefs (HCB) | External control combined | 16 | [39] |
| Housing adaptations | 5 | - |
1 Number of items used with each participant depends on the results of the objective assessment of ADL according to the ADL Staircase [24]. 2 Used separately, the personal component of the Housing Enabler can also be used as a health variable. 3 Sixsmith, A.J and Sixsmith, J.A, unpublished ENABLE AGE working paper.