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Quirke M, Bennett K, Chau H, Preece T & Jamei E (2023) Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia. Encyclopedia, 3 (3), pp. 1038-1057. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/3/3/76; https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3030076
Abstract
Definition: The term ¡®environmental design for dementia¡¯ relates to both the process and outcomes of designing to support or improve cognitive accessibility in physical environments. Environmental design for dementia is evidenced as an effective non-pharmacological intervention for treatment of the symptoms of dementia and is associated with higher levels of independence and wellbeing for people living with a variety of age-related cognitive, physical, and sensory impairments. Evidence-based dementia design principles have been established as a means of supporting both the design and evaluation of environmental design for dementia.
Keywords
cognitive access; dementia design; environmental design; independence; therapeutic environment; evidence-based design; assessment tools; supportive built environment
Journal
Encyclopedia: Volume 3, Issue 3
Status | Published |
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Publication date | 30/08/2023 |
Publication date online | 30/08/2023 |
Date accepted by journal | 29/06/2023 |
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Publisher | MDPI AG |
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ISSN | 2673-8392 |
eISSN | 2673-8392 |
People (1)
Lecturer in Dementia, Ageing & Design, Dementia and Ageing