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Outdoor environments at three nursing homes – Focus group interviews with staff.

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Summary, in English

This study investigated how the outdoor environments at nursing homes for older persons were experienced and used to gain knowledge with implications for design. Focus group methodology was used to explore staff's view of how the residents experienced and used the outdoors. Two main themes and ten sub-themes were the result when the focus group interviews were analyzed. Theme one, being comfortable in the outdoor environment, describe the residents' special needs to be able to and dare to use the outdoors. The theme suggests a precautionary design, which promotes security and safety and protects from disturbance and negative impressions. The second main theme, access to surrounding life, describes the residents' needs for change and variety in Elderly, older, outdoor environment, health design, universal design, landscape planning

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

49-69

Publication/Series

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volume

19

Issue

3-4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Haworth Press

Topic

  • Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified

Status

Published

Research group

  • Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0276-3893