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Puthusseryppady V, Cossio D, Chrastil ER. Spatial memory and hippocampal remapping: Who will age well? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2319952121. [PMID: 38190546 PMCID: PMC10801915 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319952121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA92697
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA92697
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Kim MH, Dunkle R, Clarke P. Neighborhood resources and risk of cognitive decline among a community-dwelling long-term care population in the U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH IN PRACTICE 2023; 6:100433. [PMID: 37823022 PMCID: PMC10562742 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Objective To examine the associations between neighborhood resources (i.e., number of restaurants, recreation centers, or social services for seniors and persons with disability per land area) and cognitive decline among a community-dwelling long-term care population and whether they differ by baseline cognition status. Study design Prospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods We used a longitudinal dataset that assessed over a two-year period older adults receiving state-funded home- and community-based services in Michigan Metropolitan areas (N = 9,802) and applied nonlinear mixed models with a random intercept with Poisson distribution. Results Cognitively intact older adults were less likely to experience cognitive decline when they resided in resource-rich neighborhoods, compared to those cognitively intact but living in neighborhoods that lacked resources. But their cognitively impaired or dementia-diagnosed counterparts did not similarly benefit from living in neighborhoods with rich resources. Conclusions Neighborhood resources may be an important aspect of intervention to mitigate cognitive decline before older adults become cognitively impaired.
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- Min Hee Kim
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104-1248, USA
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Redhead ES, Wildschut T, Oliver A, Parker MO, Wood AP, Sedikides C. Nostalgia enhances route learning in a virtual environment. Cogn Emot 2023; 37:617-632. [PMID: 36883220 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2023.2185877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Salient landmarks enhance route learning. We hypothesised that semantically salient nostalgic landmarks would improve route learning compared to non-nostalgic landmarks. In two experiments, participants learned a route through a computer-generated maze using directional arrows and wall-mounted pictures. On the test trial, the arrows were removed, and participants completed the maze using only the pictures. In the nostalgia condition, pictures were of popular music artists and TV characters from 5 to 10 years ago. In the control condition, they were recent pictures of these same artists and characters. In Experiment 1, in the test trial, participants in the nostalgia condition completed the maze faster than controls. Experiment 2 conceptually replicated these findings and extended them by exploring boundary conditions. Participants had to learn two mazes sequentially. In Maze 1, we placed nostalgic/control landmarks only at non-decision points (whereas we placed them at decision points in Experiment 1). In Maze 2, we placed nostalgic/control landmarks at decision points during acquisition but removed them in the test trial (whereas they were present in the test trial in Experiment 1). In both mazes, participants in the nostalgia (compared to control) condition completed the test trial faster.
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- Edward S Redhead
- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
- Surrey Sleep Research Centre, University of Surrey
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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A caring and living environment that supports the spirituality of older people with dementia: A hermeneutic phenomenological study. Int J Nurs Stud 2023; 138:104414. [PMID: 36549146 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Meeting spiritual needs is an important part of the quality of nursing for older people living with dementia. The spirituality-supportive caring and living environment has rarely been studied, even though the environment plays an important role in supporting the well-being of older people with dementia. AIM To further understanding about the spirituality-supportive elements of a caring and living environment from the perspective of older people with dementia and their family members. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS We adapted hermeneutic phenomenology as a philosophical background and methodological approach in this study. After receiving the approval of the researcher's University Ethics Committee, a purposive sample of ten older people with dementia and their nine family members, in home care and long-term care settings in Southern Finland were recruited for interviews. METHODS An interview-based study was conducted using photography to collect the data. The in-depth interviews were conducted in dyads between September 2017 and March 2020 and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. RESULTS Spirituality was seen as a continuum within human life, manifested through the environment even if older people with dementia were unable to express themselves. The spirituality experiences of the participants within the caring and living environment were summarized into three themes: "Where do I belong?", "What remains of me in the world?" and "Where am I going?" The older people, their family members and other people involved in their care provided a caring and living environment that supported spirituality with opportunities to seek answers to these questions through to the meaning of their life. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS This hermeneutic phenomenological study provides a new insight into the environment that supports the spirituality of older people with dementia. The elements of caring and living environment can remind older people with dementia of what supports their own way of thinking about spirituality and brings meaning to their life. Therefore, spirituality is worth of considering when planning a caring and living environment that supports what is important to the personhood of older people with dementia. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Spirituality is worth of considering when planning a caring and living environment that supports what is important to the personhood of older people with dementia.
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Seetharaman K, Chaudhury H, Hung L, Phinney A, Freeman S, Groulx M, Hemingway D, Lanthier-Labonté S, Randa C, Rossnagel E. Protocol for A Mixed-Methods Study: Dementia-Inclusive Streets and Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS 2023; 22:160940692311573. [DOI: 10.1177/16094069231157350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Neighbourhoods are known to help maintain functional abilities and enable out-of-home activities and social participation for people living with dementia. Dementia friendly and inclusive communities (DFC) frameworks recognize the importance of developing supportive and empowering environments for people living with dementia and their families. Beyond the core objective of raising awareness and eliminating stigma associated with dementia, most DFC frameworks also focus on improving accessibility and navigability in the neighbourhood environment. Limited research on this topic points to the importance of evidence-based design of the neighbourhood built environment to promote mobility and wayfinding, legibility, familiarity, and safety for people living with dementia. Increased relevance of DFCs for policy and practice calls for expanding this body of knowledge. The proposed study, titled “Dementia-inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE),” focuses on identifying neighbourhood destinations considered important by people living with dementia, as well as neighbourhood built environmental features relevant for their outdoor mobility, engagement, and social participation. This study protocol paper offers key information on 1) the need for mixed methods research on this topic and its theoretical and methodological underpinnings, 2) study sampling and recruitment strategy, 3) data collection methods, which include a series of structured and semi-structured sit-down interviews and a walk-along interview, 4) procedure for data analysis, 5) ethical and methodological considerations, and 6) measures taken to enhance study rigour.
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- Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
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- School of Planning and Sustainability,University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
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- School of Social Work, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
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- Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
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van Delft E, Bos R, Pennings P, Hazes M, Lopes Barreto D, Weel-Koenders A. Barriers and facilitators for implementation of a digital referral algorithm for inflammatory arthritis - a qualitative assessment in patients and caregivers. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2022; 23:248. [PMID: 36163003 PMCID: PMC9510757 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01858-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Purpose Difficulty to recognize inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) in a primary care setting leads to late referral to secondary care. An evidence-based digital referral algorithm can support early referral, yet implementation in daily practice only succeeds with support of end users. We aim to understand the context of implementing a digital referral algorithm and explore the potential barriers and facilitators to implementation. Methods This qualitative study comprised focus groups and an online survey. Focus groups were performed with patients from outpatient rheumatology clinics. Surveys were sent out to general practitioners and rheumatologists distributed over The Netherlands. The presented digital referral algorithm originates from the JOINT referral study. Thematic analysis was used with inductive and deductive approaches. Results In total 26 patients participated distributed over three focus groups, and 215 caregivers (104 rheumatologists, 111 general practitioners) filled out the survey. Both patients and caregivers endorse the need for early referral, and recognize the perceived benefit of the digital algorithm. Potential barriers include the complexity of currently included questions, and the outcome lacking information on what to do with no risk of IRD. In order for implementation to be successful, the inclusivity, accessibility, content and outcome of the algorithm are considered important themes. Conclusion Successful implementation of a digital referral algorithm needs a systematic multi-facetted approach, considering the barriers and facilitators for implementation as discussed. Since the majority of identified barriers and facilitators was overlapping between all stakeholders, findings from this study can reliably inform further decision strategies for successful implementation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12875-022-01858-w.
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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. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13031084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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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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‘We go for a homely feel … not the clinical dementia side’: care home managers’ experiences of supporting residents with dementia to orientate and navigate care environments. AGEING & SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x20001701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Living with dementia can adversely affect people's spatial (orientation and navigation) and reality (time, date and place) orientation, which can detrimentally impact on their sense of social inclusion and wellbeing. This is an important challenge to address within United Kingdom (UK) care homes where around 70 per cent of the residents are living with dementia or severe memory problems. Care home managers have some autonomy in decision-making that impacts on the daily functioning of residents and are key in enacting the orientation and navigation agenda within a care home environment. Yet a paucity of literature explores their understanding and experiences of this issue. Contributing to this knowledge gap, our exploratory study examined managers’ current practice of supporting residents with dementia to minimise disorientation and their knowledge of dementia-friendly design principles, guidelines and audit tools. Semi-structured telephone interviews with 12 UK care home managers were conducted. Questions started generally targeting residents’ orientation and navigation abilities, followed by specific questions to draw out strategies used to support residents. Thematic analysis identified three higher-order themes: aligning strategies with needs, intuitive learning and managing within the wider business context. The findings demonstrated that managers perceive dementia to impact on a person's spatial and reality orientation. Consequently, the strategies they chose to adopt were tailored towards alleviating both challenges. However, although managers were aware of some design principles, they frequently relied on intuitive learning and past experiences to inform their choice of interventions, reporting a lack of knowledge and/or time to seek out orientation-specific training and guidance, resulting in a low uptake of guidelines and audit tools in practice. This gap between theory and practice highlights a need for accessible guidelines that integrate strategies with neuropsychological theory, and appropriate training to improve orientation and navigation in care home environments. Managers, staff, business owners, architects and designers all play a key role in implementing orientation guidelines into practice and ensuring dementia-friendly care home environments for residents.
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Sturge J, Nordin S, Sussana Patil D, Jones A, Légaré F, Elf M, Meijering L. Features of the social and built environment that contribute to the well-being of people with dementia who live at home: A scoping review. Health Place 2020; 67:102483. [PMID: 33254054 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This scoping review summarizes findings from 23 qualitative articles on how social and built environments contribute to the well-being of people with dementia who live at home. Through thematic analysis, two themes were identified: i) connection to society and supportive relationships and ii) interaction with natural environments and public space. Features of the social and built environment contribute to well-being both positively and negatively. Future research should explore how these features intersect in an urban-rural context as a basis to inform the development of dementia-friendly initiatives. Moreover, involving people with dementia in the design of features of built environments, such as infrastructure, will result in more inclusive communities.
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- Jodi Sturge
- Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
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- School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- Transdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Methods, Department of Health Information, Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Centre De Recherche Sur Les soins et Les Services de Première Ligne de S'Université Laval (CERSSPL-UL), Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Canada
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- School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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