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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 With regard to the outpatient areas of a hospital, the smoothness of the route is now taken into consideration in the process of configuring the wayfinding system.
Ming-Shih Chen +2 more
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Buildings, 2022 Wayfinding is the process of navigating the environment by using the available environmental cues. The issue of wayfinding difficulty in large healthcare facilities has grabbed the attention of many researchers in terms of its potential taxing effects on
Ammar Al-Sharaa +5 more
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Wayfinding behavioral patterns of seniors with dementia: two exploratory case studies. [PDF]
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Buildings, 2022 The difficulty of finding one’s way in a complex structure has been a long-standing issue of many buildings with highly institutionalized functions.
Ammar Al-Sharaa +4 more
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Beyond Satisfaction: Person-Centred Care and the Physical Environment Revisited-An Integrative Review. [PDF]
Nurs OpenABSTRACT Background and Aims To explore literature in relation to the physical healthcare environment and person‐centred care to understand how it can be better supported at the system level. Methods An integrative review using the work of Whittmore and Knafl.
Byrne AL, Hall A, Cutmore E, Mulvogue J.
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 Purpose To examine stroke inpatients’ real-life wayfinding behaviour and how the built environment of rehabilitation clinics might influence their behaviour and experiences. Methods Stroke inpatients in seven rehabilitation clinics were observed (n = 70),
Maja Kevdzija
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Cognitive Research, 2020 Background Anyone who has ever found themselves lost while driving in an unfamiliar neighborhood or forgotten where they parked their car can appreciate the importance of being able to navigate their environment.
Vanessa Vieites +2 more
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Wayfinding Whilst Driving, Age and Cognitive Functioning
Journal of Road Safety, 2023 Older drivers are more likely to have difficulty wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger people. The present study investigated the role of cognitive functioning and age on wayfinding difficulties and driving performance whilst driving in unfamiliar ...
Kelly Jane Bryden +3 more
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Wayfinding Research in Library and Information Studies: State of the Field
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017 Objective – Often people enter libraries focused on their primary information needs and haven't considered their need for spatial information to find their way to what they need.
Lauren H. Mandel
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The spatial configuration of local climate zones reveals effects on wayfinding in human walking.
PLoS ONE, 2023 The importance of easy wayfinding in complex urban settings has been recognized in spatial planning. Empirical measurement and explicit representation of wayfinding, however, have been limited in deciding spatial configurations.
Ping Yu Fan +6 more
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