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A Study on Environment-related Factors that Promote Wayfinding for People with Dementia - Focused on the Context of Long-term Care Facilities for People with Dementia

  • JOURNAL OF THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
  • Abbr : KIHA
  • 2014, 20(4), pp.27-38
  • DOI : 10.15682/jkiha.2014.20.4.27
  • Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
  • Research Area : Engineering > Architectural Engineering
  • Published : November 30, 2014

YEO JIN CHOI 1 Young-Seon Choi 2

1대구가톨릭대학교
2경일대학교

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ABSTRACT

Purpose : The main objective of this paper is, to assess a body of research evidence that articulatesthe impact of environment-related factors on wayfinding for people with dementia who reside inLong-term care Facilities. The study also aims at identifying design implications that can beincorporated into design process and design decisions to improve wayfinding abilities for peoplewith dementia. Methods : Comprehensive literature review has been conducted to identify empiricalstudies and carefully investigated peer-reviewed articles published in many different fields includingarchitecture, psychology, nursing to gerontology. Results : The review found a growing body ofstudies that identified environment-related factors that improve wayfinding of people withDementia living in long-term care facilities. Implications : The findings of the review can beconsidered as design guidelines to support the wayfinding abilities of people with dementia livingin long-term care Facilities.

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