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Use of space and human rights
— planning dementia friendly settings | | Author(s) | Kevin Charras, Colette Eynard, Geraldine Viatour |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, no 3, April 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April 2016 |
| Pages | pp 181-204 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Nursing homes ; Physical environment ; Space needs ; Architectural design ; Rights [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Research. |
| Annotation | Environmental psychology has been a topic of great interest for many researchers in the field of ageing and dementia. Thus, several orientations can be identified in the contemporary scientific literature concerning environmental design for people with dementia. This article discusses recent research on environmental design models for people with dementia. It proposes an approach referring to the concept of use of space and human rights; it uses a methodology based on observation of special care units, to determine an environmental design framework that should be taken into account when designing residential facilities for people with dementia. Content analysis identified 6 primary dimensions and 13 secondary dimensions relevant to the rights of people with dementia. The authors discuss the results according to the related literature in environmental psychology and gerontology in terms of well-being and quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-161125214 A |
| Classmark | EA: LHB: R: R5: YB3: IKR: F:59: 3A |
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