ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2021
Perceived and objective availability of green and blue spaces and quality of life in people with dementia: results from the IDEAL programme.
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- Nature-based interventions for people living with dementia and their carers: a scoping review.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Review
- Predictors and Correlates of Loneliness and Social Isolation in People With Dementia: Longitudinal Findings From the IDEAL Programme.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2026Article
- A thematic analysis of Lay knowledge and beliefs about dementia among first-generation Black African immigrants from West Africa living in London: Informed by a grounded theory approach.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Friendliness of Neighborhoods: Do Subjective and Objective Measures Correspond Within a Mid-Sized Dutch Town?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The role of geographic information system and global positioning system in dementia care and research: a scoping review.International journal of health geographics · 2022Article
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purposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the associations between quality of life and both perceived and objective availability of local green and blue spaces in people with dementia, including potential variation across rural/urban settings and those with/without opportunities to go outdoors.
methodsThis study was based on 1540 community-dwelling people with dementia in the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) programme. Quality of life was measured by the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) scale. A list of 12 types of green and blue spaces was used to measure perceived availability while objective availability was estimated using geographic information system data. Regression modelling was employed to investigate the associations of quality of life with perceived and objective availability of green and blue spaces, adjusting for individual factors and deprivation level. Interaction terms with rural/urban areas or opportunities to go outdoors were fitted to test whether the associations differed across these subgroups.
resultsHigher QoL-AD scores were associated with higher perceived availability of local green and blue spaces (0.82; 95% CI 0.06, 1.58) but not objective availability. The positive association between perceived availability and quality of life was stronger for urban (1.50; 95% CI 0.52, 2.48) than rural residents but did not differ between participants with and without opportunities to go outdoors.
conclusionsOnly perceived availability was related to quality of life in people with dementia. Future research may investigate how people with dementia utilise green and blue spaces and improve dementia-friendliness of these spaces.
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