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Environments for the dementing
Author(s) -
Benjamin Lisa C.,
Spector John
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930050104
Subject(s) - normative , sample (material) , psychology , gerontology , medicine , political science , chemistry , chromatography , law
The Multiphasic Environmental Assessment Procedure (MEAP; Moos and Lemke, 1984) was used to assess a British sample of specialized envionments for the dementing and elderly. Results supported the utility of the MEAP as a measurement tool. Shortcomings in the planning for such environments were identified, for example in the provision of adequate safety, prosthetic and orientational aids, and some assumptions about care priorities were challenged, such as the cruciality of ‘integration’ and the necessity for proximity to community facilities of units for the dementing. Comparisons with American normative data were made, with the most consistent finding being a more satisfactory provision of physical environment features in the American sample.