Environmental Restrictors to Occupational Participation in Old Age: Exploring Differences across Gender in Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT: Many older adults face challenges that prevent them from accomplishing common daily activities such as moving around, home maintenance, and leisure activities. There is still a need to examine and understand how environmental factors impact daily participation across gender. This study sought to make a qualitative comparison of gender differences regarding environmental barriers to participation in daily occupations from the perspectives of older adults who live alone in Puerto Rico. Twenty-six Hispanic older adults, 70 years or older participated in this study. We used a descriptive qualitative research design in which researchers administered an in-depth interview to each participant. The results elucidated that women were more likely than men to experience restricted participation due t

SUBMITTER: Orellano-Colon EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4586676 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature