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The effects of visual barriers on exiting behaviour in a dementia care unit
Author(s)Joan Ivers Dickinson, Joan McLain-Kark, Anna Marshall-Baker
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 35, no 1, February 1995
Pagespp 127-130
KeywordsDementia ; In-patients ; Wandering ; Architectural design ; Exits.
AnnotationDescribes an experiment in a dementia care unit in which camouflaging of the exit door proved an effective solution to the problem of wandering patients leaving the unit.
Accession NumberCPA-950323228 A
ClassmarkEA: LF7: EPC: YB3: YC6

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