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The Center for Health Design - Research in a Snap

MAY-JUNE 2023

In this edition . . .

You will find nearly 50 new Knowledge Repository entries from May and June with links to summaries/abstracts. Download the current edition.

Hot Topic: Design for Dementia – Several new papers focus on the role of the physical environment in the lives of people living with dementia. Studies include a variety of topics including sleep, indoor environmental quality, and dementia special care units.

The Center is still providing free access to our online Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox and our always-open-access Knowledge Repository containing over 600 resources on behavioral and mental health.

Other topic areas in the Snap include:

Experience
Safety
Care Across the Lifespan
Building Systems & Technology
Design & Evaluation

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Using an Accessible Room Multisensory Stimulation Environment to Reduce Dementia Associated Behaviors

A 2022 study by Prince and colleagues examines the impact of a multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE) for residents of a memory care assisted living center. Findings show promising results with this intervention in managing mood and behavioral disturbances.

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