Journal Article DZNE-2021-01435

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Wayfinding in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: Perspective Taking and Architectural Cognition—A Vision Paper on Future Dementia Care Research Opportunities

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2021
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Sustainability 13(3), 1084 () [10.3390/su13031084] special issue: "Alternative Perception-driven and Multi-Sensorial Approaches to Urbanism, Age-Friendly and Health-Supportive Design"

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Abstract: Based on a targeted literature review, this vision paper emphasizes the importance of dementia-sensitive built space. The article specifically focuses on supporting spatial orientation and wayfinding for people living with dementia. First, we discuss types of wayfinding challenges, underlying processes, and consequences of spatial disorientation in the context of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Second, we focus on current efforts aimed at planning and evaluating dementia-sensitive built space, i.e., environmental design principles, interventions, evaluation tools, strategies, and planning processes. Third, we use our findings as a starting point for developing an interdisciplinary research vision aimed at encouraging further debates and research about: (1) the perspective of a person with dementia, specifically in the context of wayfinding and spatial orientation, and (2) how this perspective supplements planning and design processes of dementia-sensitive built space. We conclude that more closely considering the perspective of people with dementia supports the development of demographically sustainable future cities and care institutions.

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  1. Care Interventions (AG Halek)
  2. Implementation Science & Person-Centered Dementia Care (AG Roes)
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  1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)

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