The meaning of home: an exploratory study of environmental experience
- J. Sixsmith
- Psychology
- 1 December 1986
Ageing in Place in the United Kingdom
- A. Sixsmith, J. Sixsmith
- Sociology
- 23 September 2008
Ageing in Place is a key component of UK policy on older people and housing. Helping older people to ‘age in place’ at home is seen to benefit the quality of life and also provide a cost-effective…
Relationships between housing and healthy aging in very old age.
- F. Oswald, H. Wahl, S. Iwarsson
- MedicineThe gerontologist
- 1 February 2007
People living in better accessible homes, who perceive their home as meaningful and useful, and who think that external influences are not responsible for their housing situation are more independent in daily activities and have a better sense of well-being.
Importance of the home environment for healthy aging: conceptual and methodological background of the European ENABLE-AGE Project.
- S. Iwarsson, H. Wahl, S. Tomsone
- MedicineThe gerontologist
- 1 February 2007
Currently in Europe as well as in the United States, an increasing proportion of very old people remain living in their homes despite declines in physical and mental health. Together with the fact…
Healthy ageing and home: the perspectives of very old people in five European countries.
- J. Sixsmith, A. Sixsmith, R. Woolrych
- MedicineSocial Science & Medicine ()
- 1 April 2014
Aging in the Right Place
- M. Fang, J. Sixsmith, S. Canham, R. Woolrych
- SociologyHandbook of Social Inclusion
- 6 May 2021
Homeward bound: Introducing a four-domain model of perceived housing in very old age
- F. Oswald, O. Schilling, H. Wahl, A. Fänge, J. Sixsmith, S. Iwarsson
- Psychology
- 1 September 2006
The voices of older women in a disadvantaged community: issues of health and social capital.
- M. Boneham, J. Sixsmith
- Medicine, Political ScienceSocial Science & Medicine ()
- 2006
E-mail: A qualitative research medium for interviewing?
- C. Murray, J. Sixsmith
- Sociology
- 1998
This paper explores the opportunities that developments in computer-mediated Communication (CMC) are making available for social science research. In particular, the use of electronic mail (e-mail)…
Accessing the Community: Gaining Insider Perspectives From the Outside
- J. Sixsmith, M. Boneham, John E. Goldring
- Sociology, PsychologyQualitative Health Research
- 1 April 2003
The techniques used and practical challenges faced when accessing participants within a socially deprived community for a qualitative research project on social capital and the value of a stakeholder analysis are described.
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