Sustainability perceptions of home modification service providers for older Australians Hu, Xin 2020, Sustainability perceptions of home modification service providers for older Australians, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, pp. 1-18, doi: 10.1108/ECAM-12-2019-0681. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Sustainability perceptions of home modification service providers for older Australians Author(s) Hu, Xin orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-2855 Journal name Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management Start page 1 End page 18 Total pages 18 Publisher Emerald Publishing Group Place of publication Bingley, Eng. Publication date 2020-01-01 ISSN 0969-9988 1365-232X Keyword(s) Science & Technology Social Sciences Technology Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Management Engineering Business & Economics Home modifications Sustainability perceptions Older people Australia ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PREVENT FALLS PEOPLE INTERVENTIONS INDEPENDENCE PERFORMANCE ADAPTATIONS HEALTH Summary PurposeThe majority of older Australians prefer living in their own home. Home modifications support older adults' ageing-in-place through mitigating environmental hazards of their home, and there is an increased interest in modifying older adults' residential environment in sustainable ways. However, an in-depth understanding of sustainability perceptions of home modification service providers (HMSPs) is lacking in Australia. Thus, the study aims to address this research gap.Design/methodology/approachQualitative content analysis was adopted to identify sustainability perceptions through analyzing the retrieved home modification business information from the selected HMSPs' official websites. The results of qualitative content analysis were further analyzed by using independent-samples t-test and chi-square contingency table analysis to investigate the relationships between HMSP type and sustainability.FindingsIn total, 54 sustainability perceptions were identified, with the crucial ones being safe living environment, independent living and service diversity. Overall, there are no significant differences in sustainability perceptions between charitable and non-charitable HMSPs. Nevertheless, charitable HMSPs place more importance on social sustainability in comparison with non-charitable HMSPs.Originality/valueThe study results facilitate understanding about HMSPs' sustainability perceptions and sustainable home modifications in the ageing society, which facilities theory advancement and industry practice in the home modification area. Notes In Press Language eng DOI 10.1108/ECAM-12-2019-0681 Indigenous content off Field of Research 0905 Civil Engineering 1202 Building 1503 Business and Management HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30144934 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 06 Nov 2020, 07:26:30 EST Sat, 07 Nov 2020, 04:00:40 EST Mon, 09 Nov 2020, 07:12:52 EST Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 09:26:13 EST Sat, 14 Nov 2020, 01:34:17 EST Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 06:54:41 EST Sat, 09 Jan 2021, 01:34:59 EST Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 05:03:51 EST Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 14:57:34 EST Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 14:58:32 EST Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 15:10:11 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 8 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 09:26:13 EST

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