The Dimensions of Home Measure is a self-administered tool and is administered to adults with disabilities and older adults who have or may need home modifications in the future. It helps in ascertaining the aspects of the home environment that affect home modification decision making.
The Dimensions of Home Measure is a 36-item home assessment and consists of eight domains: personal dimension (privacy, safety, freedom), personal dimension (identity and connectedness), social dimension, occupational dimension, temporal dimension, physical dimension (structure, services and facilities), physical dimension (ambience and space) and single item (cost). It uses a five-point Likert scale including “strongly disagree,” “disagree,” “unsure,” “agree,” and “strongly agree.”
The housing quality indicators the tool assesses include indoor air quality, air conditioning, heating, lighting and accessibility.
Health status and risk factors Disability, Functional decline, Fall risk
Age group Older Adults
Assessor Older adults
Sections / items 8 sections; 36 items
Self-administered Yes
Multi-component No
Indicators Indoor air quality; heating; lighting; accessibility; air conditioning; privacy; safety; freedom; identity; connectedness; physical structure; services; facilities; ambience; space
Authors Aplin, T., Chien, C., & Gustafsson, L.
Publication date 2016
Aplin, T., Chien, C.-W., & Gustafsson, L. (2016). Initial validation of the Dimensions of Home Measure. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63(1), 47-56. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12270
Aplin, T., de Jonge, D., & Gustafsson, L. (2013). Understanding the Dimensions of Home that impact on home modification decision making. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60(2), 101-109. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12022