The effects of living plants on cognitive and behavioral responses of persons with dementia
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Susan Blackburn Webster (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Anna Marshall-Baker
Abstract: The need for designers who understand features of the interior environment that are important to persons with dementia (PwD) is increasing because of the growing number of diagnoses related to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Research regarding the built environment and PwD often focuses on conditions that compensate for the declining cognitive abilities of occupants and users. Many populations have demonstrated improved cognitive performance after interactions with nature, however systematic studies with PwD using natural elements in the context of the built environment and measures of cognition are few. This study explores the environment's potential to stabilize or improve cognitive function. It investigates the effects of natural elements – operationalized by live plants – on the cognitive responses of persons who have moderate to moderately severe dementia.
The effects of living plants on cognitive and behavioral responses of persons with dementia
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, Architecture, Attention restoration theory, Cognition, Dementia, Natural elements
- Subjects
- Dementia $x Patients $x Care $x Psychological aspects
- Dementia $x Patients $x Dwellings $x Design and construction $x Environmental aspects
- Dementia $x Patients $x Rehabilitation
- Nature observation $x Therapeutic use
- Nature, Healing power of
- Naturopathy
- House plants $x Psychological aspects