Use of Space and Human Rights: Planning Dementia Friendly Settings

Use of Space and Human Rights: Planning Dementia Friendly Settings

Environmental psychology has been a topic of great interest for many researchers in the field of aging and dementia. Thus, several orientations can be identified in the contemporary scientific literature concerning environmental design for people with dementia. In this article, we discuss recent res...

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Published in:Journal of gerontological social work Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 181 - 204
Main Authors: Charras, Kevin, Eynard, Colette, Viatour, Géraldine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Routledge 02-04-2016
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:
Content analysis
Dementia
Dementia - psychology
Dementia - therapy
design
Environment Design - standards
environmental gerontology
Gerontology
Human Rights
Humans
Paris
Privacy - psychology
Qualitative Research
Quality of Life - psychology
Residential Facilities - standards
Spatial Analysis
use of space
use of space
dementia
model
environmental gerontology
design
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Summary:Environmental psychology has been a topic of great interest for many researchers in the field of aging and dementia. Thus, several orientations can be identified in the contemporary scientific literature concerning environmental design for people with dementia. In this article, we discuss recent research on environmental design models for people with dementia and propose an approach referring to the concept of use of space and human rights.We use 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. We then discuss the results according to the related literature in environmental psychology and gerontology in terms of well-being and quality of life.
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ISSN:0163-4372
1540-4048
DOI:10.1080/01634372.2016.1171268