Although people are living longer, well-being and quality of life (QoL) are not guaranteed.
The built environment is recognized as influencing health outcomes across lifespans. This …

Supported housing has been highlighted as a potential way to facilitate independent living
for people with dementia by integrating housing with support or care services. However, the …

Many older people, both with and without dementia, eventually move from their familiar
home environments into unfamiliar surroundings, such as sheltered housing or care homes …

In this study, we examined the extent to which knowledge about the sequence of places
encountered during route learning supports the formation of a metric cognitive map. In a …

Marketing and environmental psychology studies have long emphasized the importance of
signage in large and dispersive service settings but have focused little on utilitarian service …

Spatial orientation is essential for daily life, but it deteriorates with aging. The present study
was aimed at investigating age changes across the adult lifespan in the self-reported use of …

Research on indoor wayfinding has increased in number and significance since the 1980s.
Yet, the information on wayfinding literature is now difficult to manage given its vast scope …

Aging is accompanied by changes in general cognitive functioning which may impact the
learning rate of older adults; however, this is often not controlled for in cognitive aging …

Through adopting a crystallisation approach, this paper provides original insights into the
ways in which players and coaches used humour to astutely navigate the everyday …

Introduction The World Health Organization [WHO] and governments worldwide envision the
development of dementia-friendly societies that are based on a person-centered culture. A …