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The Physical Environment and the Quality of Life and Behavior in People With Dementia: A Systematic Meta-Review.
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- Dementia inclusive retail outlets: a scoping review of strategies to support people living with dementia in the retail industry.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Review
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Abstract
The environmental design of care settings is increasingly recognized as an important factor that can support reducing neuropsychiatric symptoms and improving quality of life in people with dementia. This review provides a comprehensive overview of consensual knowledge of specifications of the environmental design that are found to be associated with quality of life and behavior, that includes evaluation of the strength of evidence. Seven databases were searched, yielding 410 unique reviews. Assessment of relevance to the subject and assessment of the evidence level of those specifications. The selection process yielded 11 systematic reviews. The results show that a broad range of architectural features are beneficiary to quality of life and behavior, but the level of evidence is low. There is a large body of consensual knowledge on environmental design that is associated with quality of life and behavior, but the quality of evidence is low. Finding a balance between overstimulation of senses and sensory deprivation is a challenge in designing environments for people with dementia. Providing variation in ambiance of spaces may have beneficiary effects on behavior and quality of life.
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