Effects of environmental agents on social behavior of geriatric residents in an institution dining room /
accordance with minor changes made in their dining room
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | accordance with minor changes made in their dining room added, while in Phase VI, place mats were arranged on the amount of food eaten at each meal. The study consisted of and health care professionals to examine health promoting and appropriateness for a geriatric population. Behavior of baseline phases, nothing was changed in the environment. Because of the current low birth rate and advances in environment. Observed behavior included the amount of time even simple and inexpensive environmental changes can geriatric residents in a retirement community is assessed in However, during Phase 11, flowers in vases were added to the increased significantly (in Phase I p<.05 and in Phase IV influence residents' behavior. medicine, nutrition, and general living conditions, it is on weeks of the baseline phases. This study illustrates that p<.Ol) while there were trends shown for the residents to predicted that by the year 2040 over 21 % of the population research-informed design. This analysis follows a study by resident was seen speaking to another resident, and the residents spent in the dining room, the number of times a responsibilities on architects, interior designers, planners, Rice, Talbot, and Stern (1 980), altering it for six phases. During Phase 1, Phase 111, and Phase V, the stay in the dining room longer and to eat a little less than tables. During Phase IV, candles in small glass globes were tables. During the flower and candle phases, talking type of growth in the senior segment places new will be aged 65 years or older (1990, U.S. Census). This |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Architecture". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 94 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |