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| The physical environment of the person with Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | M Powell Lawton |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, supplement 1, May 2001 |
| Pages | pp S56-S64 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Needs [elderly] ; Nursing homes ; Architectural design ; Qualitative Studies ; Methodology. |
| Annotation | A conceptual structure based on a set of eleven universal human needs is used as the basis for organising a view of research methods appropriate to designing environments for people with dementia. The advantages and disadvantages of four general approaches are discussed: consumer surveys; direct behaviour observation; expert judgments; and experimental design. All are found wanting, though clearly worth pursuing. Systematic qualitative observational methods are suggested as a mode for generating and organising user friendly data for designing environments for people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010703209 A |
| Classmark | EA: IK: LHB: YB3: 3DP: 3D |
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