title: [Reappropriation of residential space of families with a person with a spinal cord injury].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To date, we do not know how home adaptations transform the residential experience of people with disabilities and their families.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to describe the residential reappropriation process of people with spinal cord injury and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews with 31 people with spinal cord injuries and 31 family members focused on the adaptations, satisfaction with the adaptations, territorial behaviour at home, and family functioning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adaptations aimed to sustain the disabled person's autonomy and mobility. Participants were satisfied with the physical adaptations, particularly in regard to convenience and feeling safe. Territorial behaviour supported the need for control and freedom. A more successful reappropriation process was associated with more effective family functioning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Territorial behaviours and effective family functioning should be considered by occupational therapists working with families.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jutras
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coulombe
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Labbé
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jutras
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004779:Environment Design; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation