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The Seniors' Outdoor Survey (SOS Tool)
— a proposed weighting and scoring framework to assess outdoor environments in residential care settings | | Author(s) | Eric Bardenhagen, Susan Rodiek, Adelah Nejah, Chanam Lee |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 32, no 1, January-March 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2018 |
| Pages | pp 99-120 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Physical environment ; Environmental aesthetics ; Amenities ; Architectural design ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Spending time outdoors offers substantial health benefits for older adults. However, in long-term care settings, outdoor areas may fail to adequately support older residents' needs and preferences. The Seniors' Outdoor Survey (SOS Tool) has been developed to help users to evaluate outdoor areas and indoor-outdoor connections in residential facilities for older people, by rating 60 environmental features on a 1-7 scale. This article proposes a weighting strategy to approximate the relative importance of different items on the tool, according to their potential level of support for resident usage and preferences. A standardised scoring system will allow multiple stakeholders to apply the results to research, design, construction and renovation projects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180323225 A |
| Classmark | R: R7: R8: YB3: KW: LHB: 4C: 7T |
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