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Validation of the Environmental Audit Tool in both purpose-built and non-purpose-built dementia care settings
Author(s)Ronald Smith, Richard Fleming, Lynn Chenoweth
Journal titleAustralasian Journal on Ageing, vol 31, no 3, September 2012
Pagespp 159-163
Sourcewww.wileyonlinelibrary.com
KeywordsDementia ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Design ; Quality ; Evaluation ; Australia.
AnnotationThe Environmental Audit Tool (EAT) has been designed specifically to evaluate environments for people with dementia. 56 Australian residential aged care facilities (RACFs) were assessed with the EAT. EAT scores for 24 purpose-built environments were compared 32 non-purpose built environments using a Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Descriptive data on EAT scores are presented across all facilities. Facilities scored well on safety and security, familiarity, highlighting useful stimuli, and privacy. Purpose-built unit scores were significantly higher than those for non-purpose-built environments for nine of ten sub-scales of the EAT. The EAT can assess the quality of homelike environments in residential aged care facilities for people with dementia, differentiate between the quality of design in various types of facilities, and provide an evidence base for devising improvements. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-121102212 A
ClassmarkEA: KW: LHB: 33: 59: 4C: 7YA

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