Alzheimer's disease results in marked declines navigation skills that are particularly pronounced unfamiliar environments. However, many people with eventually face the challenge of having to learn their way around environments when moving into assisted living or care-homes. People would have an easier transition new residences if these larger, and often more institutional, were designed compensate for decreasing orientation skills. few existing dementia friendly design guidelines...

Young onset dementia is associated with distinctive support needs but existing research on service provision has been largely small scale and qualitative. Our objective was to explore use, cost satisfaction across the UK.Information about socio-demographic characteristics, use were gathered from people young (YOD) and/or a family member/supporter via national survey.Two hundred thirty-three responses analysed. Diagnosis most commonly received through Memory Clinic or Neurology. The type of...

Objectives Studies on service needs of people with young onset dementia have taken a problem-oriented approach resulting recommendations focusing reducing shortcomings. This study aimed to build 'what works' in real-life practice by exploring the nature post-diagnostic support services that were perceived positively younger and carers.Method Positive examples gathered between August 2017 September 2018, via national survey. Inductive thematic analysis was employed explore experienced...

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ABSTRACT Environments need to be designed such that they support successful orientation for older adults and those with dementia who often experience marked difficulties in their abilities. To better understand how environments can compensate decreasing skills, voice should given directly experiencing describe find way design preferences. This study explored the navigational experiences preferences of memory living a retirement development. In-depth semi-structured interviews 13 were...

Research into the effects of cognitive aging on route navigation usually focuses differences in learning performance. In contrast, we investigated age-related knowledge after successful learning. One young and two groups older adults categorized using different cut-off scores Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), were trained until they could correctly recall short routes. During test phase, asked to sequence which landmarks encountered (Landmark Sequence Task), turns (Direction direction...

Background Routine psychiatric assessments tailored to older patients are often insufficient identify the complexity of presentation in younger with dementia. Significant overlap between disorders and neurodegenerative disease means that high rates prior incorrect diagnosis common. Long delays diagnosis, misdiagnosis lack knowledge from professionals key concerns. No specific practice guidelines exist for young-onset dementia (YOD). Aims The review evaluates current evidence about best guide...

There is a significant lack of evidence regarding optimum models for service provision in young onset dementia (YOD). Our study aim was to gather detailed information about services experienced as helpful by those with YOD and family carers. The objective identify the core features these inform design, delivery improvements. A qualitative approach based on appreciative inquiry used, posing open-ended questions helpful, part national UK survey people We used inductive thematic analysis...

Abstract Evidence on post-diagnostic support for people with young onset dementia is scarce. Previous studies have employed a problem-focused approach; however, evidence ‘what works’ in real-life practice essential to develop recommendations service design and delivery. This study aimed provide insight into from the perspectives of their supporters. We gathered free-text responses positive experiences via UK cross-sectional survey. Inductive thematic analysis was used identify objectives...

We present two experiments investigating how navigators deal with ambiguous landmark information when learning unfamiliar routes. In the we presented objects repeatedly along a route, which allowed us to manipulate informative single landmarks were (1) about navigators’ location route and (2) action had take at that location. Experiment 1 demonstrated reducing informativeness alone did not affect performance. While both led decreased performance, participants still performed well above...

Younger people living with dementia (YPD) have been actively engaged in challenging society's attitude to dementia.Despite their increased visibility though, there are substantial obstacles for YPD receiving a timely and accurate diagnosis gaining access appropriate support.Keith Oliver, has an active member of the Patient Public Involvement (PPI) Forum Angela Project, Alzheimer's Society funded project aimed at improving accuracy post-diagnostic support younger dementia.In this article,...

Culture Box was a creative project that responded to deprivation and distress experienced by those with dementia in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote digital activities were designed delivered as 'Culture Boxes' homes, aiming alleviate social isolation loneliness for people dementia. Eighty-eight 33 staff from across England recruited study, 68 28 completing study 12 months later. Participatory Action Research combining mixed methods used evaluate project. Baseline follow-up...

Ensuring that environments are designed to cater for those with decreasing orientation, perceptual and mobility skills, is an example of how being changed become more age dementia friendly. However, environmental design should directly involve potential users the environment ensure their views accounted for. Four open-ended questions, focusing on orientation strategies, reasons disorientation, preferences, were given 32 older adults after they had completed a route learning task through...

Introduction Better understanding of patient experience is an important driver for service improvements and can act as a lever system change. In the United Kingdom, now central issue National Health Service Commissioning Board, clinical commissioning groups providers they commission from. Traditionally, dementia care in Kingdom has focused predominantly on individual those with late onset dementia, while voice young been, comparatively, unheard. This study aims to improve personal younger...

To develop guidance for clinicians about essential elements that can support clinical decision-making in the diagnostic workup of young onset dementia.Three iterations a modified e-Delphi consensus survey comprising 23 international expert specialising diagnosis dementia.A priori was pre-defined as 80% experts ranking statements upper threshold on seven-point Likert scale ranged from "not important at all" to "absolutely essential" diagnosis.80% reached 48 were rated or "very important"...

This article positions the territory of responsive envelopes within context contemporary disciplinary questions surrounding politics architectural envelope on one hand, and agency material explication environmental, social spatial performance other. Two recent prototype-based projects undertaken by authors, Stratus Project Resonant Chamber, are described in detail relative to reciprocity between development their materiality, form, production methods dynamic interaction with external forces,...

This paper describes the authors’ exploration and experimentation with cellular pneumatic aggregates for kinetic, environmentally responsive envelope systems. The work is situated within history technology of structures, biological paradigms, agency aesthetics material, information translation, tension between performance affect environments. elaborates on physical computational development novel systems, their interactive capabilities, a recently completed installation, Nervous Ether,...

acadia 2011 _proceedingsThe Stratus Project is an ongoing body of design research investigating the potential for kinetic, sensing and environment-responsive interior envelope systems.The emerges from a consideration our attunement to soft systems architecture -light, thermal gradients, air quality noise -paired with desire develop prototype envelopes that not only perform affect these atmospheres, but also promote continual information material exchange, eventually dialogue, between...

This paper describes the authors' exploration and experimentation with cellular pneumatic aggregates for kinetic, environmentally responsive envelope systems. The work is situated within history technology of structures, biological paradigms, agency aesthetics material, information translation, tension between performance affect environments. elaborates on physical computational development novel systems, their interactive capabilities, a recently completed installation, Nervous Ether,...

ABSTRACT Objectives A modified e‐Delphi was used to explore subject‐expert consensus create a minimum & gold standard assessment for young‐onset dementia (YOD) clinicians based in Australia. Methods list of 72 statements adapted from an international study, O'Malley et al. 2020, included online survey that distributed clinical experts the field. Respondents were asked rate on Likert scale 1–7 (ranging ‘1’ being ‘not at all important’ ‘7’ ‘absolutely essential’). The mean and deviation...

Pneusystems is a prototype-based exploration of the performative, formal and aesthetic potentials for cellular pneumatic membrane-based assemblies towards deep, lightweight architectural skins imbued with environmental response, interaction intelligence.The work situated within history technology structures, application biological paradigms innovation, performative geometries register exchange matter, energy information.This research pursued through methodology that entails study specific...

We aimed to understand the facilitators developing and sustaining high-quality services for people with young onset dementia (YOD) their families/supporters.This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews commissioners service managers, analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.A purposive sample of providers was selected from diverse areas contrasting YOD services.Eighteen senior staff two took part.For commissioners, key interview topics were experiences commissioning services,...

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