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Autore: |
Chalfont Garuth
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Titolo: |
Design for nature in dementia care / / Garuth Chalfont
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.8/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Dementia - Patients - Care - Psychological aspects |
Dementia - Patients - Long-term care - Psychological aspects | |
Dementia - Patients - Dwellings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects | |
Long-term care facilities - Design and construction - Environmental aspects | |
Long-term care facilities - Landscape architecture - Psychological aspects | |
House plants - Psychological aspects | |
Dementia - Patients - Recreation | |
Nature, Healing power of | |
Outdoor recreation | |
Nature | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front cover; Design for Nature in Dementia Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 – Nature Indoors; Chapter 1 Living with Nature; Chapter 2 Nature-based Activities; Chapter 3 Ethical Issues Concerning Nature Indoors; Part 2 – Nature Outdoors; Chapter 4 The Natural World; Chapter 5 Activities Outdoors; Chapter 6 Ethical Issues Concerning Nature Outdoors; Chapter 7 Summary; Glossary; Appendix 1 The Prosentia Hypothesis; Appendix 2 Edible Plants; Appendix 3 Poisonous plants; Appendix 4; References; Further Resources; Subject Index; Author Index; |
Sommario/riassunto: | Maintaining a connection to nature is increasingly recognised as an important component of caring for a person with dementia. The benefits of connecting the subjective experience of dementia sufferers with their physical environment include sensory stimulation and enhanced cognitive, psychological and physical well-being, as well as improved behaviour management. Design for Nature in Dementia Care adopts a holistic and person-centred approach to caring for dementia sufferers by considering their emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being. The book provides comprehensive examples of the |
Titolo autorizzato: | Design for nature in dementia care ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-14330-8 |
9786611143305 | |
1-84642-676-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910811181503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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