Sensory enrichment for people living with dementia: increasing the benefits of multisensory environments in dementia care through design (article) and How to make a sensory room for people with dementia (guide book).
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Kingston University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32-59-1710
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- Brief description of type
- This output is comprised of two publications (article in journal, and guidebook), which were the outcomes of the AHRC-supported design and healthcare collaborative research project ‘The Multi-Sensory Environment in dementia care: the role of design’.
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- 2014
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Additional information
- Both publications are outcomes of the AHRC supported design and healthcare collaborative research project‘ The Multi-Sensory Environment in dementia care: the role of design’. Principle Investigator Anke Jakob led on researching the provision of multi-sensory experience and activities for people with dementia in care-homes, particularly the quality and design of Multi-Sensory Environments (MSEs), also called ‘Sensory Rooms’. Through an ethnographic study of MSE facilities in 16 care homes in London and South England, Jakob and Co-Investigator Lesley Collier unveiled design deficiencies in existing facilities and a lack of information amongst care professionals and givers. They utilised research methods including observation of facilities and their usage, semi-structured interviews with 32 care-home staff, and a focus group workshop with selected staff. Based on the study findings and through an iterative evaluation process, Jakob and Collier established design criteria for designing a multisensory space to improve experience and accessibility for people with dementia. The research results informed Jakob and Collier’s development of the online guide book 'How to make a Sensory Room for people living with dementia' (2014), with design recommendations for setting up multisensory facilities. It aims to be a tool for health care practitioners, care-home staff and carers to facilitate sensory spaces for residents with dementia and their families. The researchers subsequently curated the exhibition Sensory Rooms: Designing Interventions to Support Dementia Care at London’s Somerset House(October 2014) to share the research and launch the guide. The guidebook has been circulated internationally including in The Australian journal of Dementia Care (2015) and Building Better Healthcare (2014). Jakob and Collier further disseminated the research through conference papers, journal articles, and presentations to healthcare practitioners. In their co-authored article “Sensory Enrichment for People Living with Dementia” (Design for Health, 2017), they critically reflected on their findings and conducted further contextual research.
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