Wayfinding for People with Dementia: A Review of the Role of Architectural Design

Marquardt, Gesine

doi:10.1177/193758671100400207

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“…Many studies have been conducted regarding to wayfinding within hospital and healthcare facilities setting. Some studies emphasized the importancy of understanding the specific character of the patients such as the visually impaired (Rousek and Hallbeck, 2011) and people with dementia (Passini et.al, 2000;Marquardt and Schmieg, 2009;Marquardt, 2011) and their limited abilities on wayfinding. Regarding to environmental factors, Mollerup (2009) argued that most problems in wayfinding wtihin healthcare facilities arised due to the lack of information, architectural factors and toponomy or room's naming and numbering system.…”

Section: Wayfinding In Hospital and Healthcare Facilitiesmentioning

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Reading the Visual Environment: Wayfinding in healthcare facilities

Mustikawati

Yatmo

Atmodiwirjo

2017

E-BPJ

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This paper reports an on-going project that studies how visitors search and use information from the visual environment to guide wayfinding within a healthcare facility. The execution of wayfinding task by ten participants as simulated visitors of a General Hospital in Malang, Indonesia were recorded by video camera and voice recorder. This study revealed that during wayfinding, visitors would focus on the visual environment. Visitors would search, select and use information for wayfinding by reading the environment. These results imply that the arrangement of visual environment is crucial to support wayfinding.

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Section: Wayfinding In Hospital and Healthcare Facilitiesmentioning

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Reading the Visual Environment: Wayfinding in healthcare facilities

Mustikawati

Yatmo

Atmodiwirjo

2017

E-BPJ

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“…Визуо-просторна меморија (visuospatial memory) -Менталното визуелно претставување на предмети, места и патеки се нарекува визуопросторно процесирање (Marquardt, 2011).…”

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Interior Design of Care Homes for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Comparative Study

Krliu

2016

SEE J Archit Des

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BACKGROUND: The population of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is rapidly increasing worldwide. While in Republic of Macedonia there is no formal special care for people with AD, developed countries are expanding on both the typology of their care homes and services they offer for people with AD. The Macedonian aging population is in need of long-term care (LTC) options tailored to meet the special needs of people with AD.AIM: The aims of this study are (i) to explore the Macedonian approach to the problem of creating LTC environments for people with AD, as compared to the approach of a developed country through the example of Canada, and (ii) to identify successful interior design characteristics that would meet the special needs of people with AD. METHODS: The study begins by reviewing existing literature with the purpose of obtaining knowledge about the common clinical symptoms of AD (i.e. memory problems and behavior) and how these changes have an impact on the interaction between AD individuals and the physical environment they live in. For the purposes of the study, a fieldtrip was conducted in two LTC homes in Toronto (Canada) offering special 24 hour care for people with AD, and one LTC home in Skopje (Macedonia) that includes people with AD in their care program. The interior design of LTC homes was described through photographs, plans, observations and a description of the spaces used by people with AD. For a controlled analysis of the recorded environments, the 'Evaluation of Older People's Living Environments (EVOLVE)' questionnaire was used. RESULTS: The identified qualities from the case studies, and the lessons learned throughout the analysis of the key design elements, were used towards developing a list of suggestions for modifying the interior of the Macedonian LTC home. The developed suggestions were classified into two groups: (1) proposals for minimal constructional modifications of the interior environment, and (2) proposals for major constructional modifications of the interior environment. CONCLUSION: While the suggested modifications are not final changes of the LTC environment, they are an important step towards developing a design strategy for providing 24 hour care for people with AD in Macedonia

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“…그룹 홈(group home)에서 필요한 공간을 기능에 따라 인지가 가능한 구획(zones)으로 나누었을 때 치매거주자의 길 찾기에 도움을 준다고 한다 (Netten, 1989: 150-152 (Passini et al, 1998: 145;2000: 703). 2) Environmental Design (Marquardt & Schmieg, 2009, Marquardt, 2011, Netten, 1989, Passini et al, 19982000). 거기에 더하여, 한 연구 (Zeisel, 2005: 273- …”

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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

Choi¹,

Choi²

2014

Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture

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

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Wayfinding for People with Dementia: A Review of the Role of Architectural Design

Abstract: For the creation of a supportive, dementia-friendly environment, both aspects of architectural design must be considered. Design guidelines to support the wayfinding abilities of people with dementia were developed to synthesize both.

Cited by 140 publications

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Reading the Visual Environment: Wayfinding in healthcare facilities

Reading the Visual Environment: Wayfinding in healthcare facilities

Interior Design of Care Homes for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Comparative Study

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

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