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| Accessibility in public space as perceived by people with Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Anna Brorsson, Annika Ohman, Stefan Lundberg, Louise Nygard |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 10, no 4, November 2011 |
| Pages | pp 587-602 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Living in the community ; Activities of older people ; Physical environment ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Social inclusion. |
| Annotation | Most people with dementia remain living at home as long as possible after being diagnosed, and hence their lives also include activities in public spaces. However it is thought likely that people living with Alzheimer's disease experience reduced accessibility as a result of their illness. The aim of this study was to examine real experiences of accessibility in public space for people with Alzheimer's disease. Seven people with early stage Alzheimer's type dementia living in the Stockholm area were interviewed in depth (age 64-80 years, 5 female) using a grounded theory approach. The core category, accessibility as a constantly changing experience, was characterised by changes in the relationship between informants and public space. Changes occurred in activities and use of place and were related to familiarity and comfort, individual motives and interests, and planning and protecting. Other changes occurred in places and problematic situations related to everyday technologies, busy, noisy, crowded places, and changing landmarks. These changes reduced feelings of accessibility and increased difficulties in carrying out activities in public space. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120523007 A |
| Classmark | EA: K4: G: R: RH: RNA |
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