Elucidating and Expanding the Restorative Theory Framework to Comprehend Influential Factors Supporting Ageing-in-Place:A Scoping Review

Exposure to stress and attention fatigue resulting from changes in capabilities and residing in environments that do not align with individual needs can adversely impact older adults’ mental health and complicate ageing-in-place. Research into the psychological restoration process can help assist in alleviating these issues. Existing research on restoration perspectives has predominantly centred on university students and lacks comprehensive insights into older adults. Consequently, this study seeks to acquire a deeper understanding of the restorative theory framework within the context of ageing populations. We identified and analysed thirty-nine papers on the restoration process of older adults employing the scoping review method. Our findings indicate that adjustments to the general restorative theory framework are imperative for ageing populations. By incorporating additional features—such as being with and familiarity—the framework can more effectively support the development of age-inclusive neighbourhoods that enhance the mental health of the older population and facilitate healthy ageing-in-place. While more in-depth research is required on the restoration process of older adults, this research marks the initial in adapting the general framework to ageing populations. Furthermore, insight is given into how the adapted framework can contribute to help address the challenges of global ageing and support ageing-in-place

Supporting dementia care by monitoring indoor environmental quality in a nursing home

The indoor environment quality in care facilities impacts residents’ daily lives. Sensor technology has been proven useful in evaluating the indoor environment of buildings, but the process of using this information to improve residents’ comfort, specifically in the context of nursing homes, is still underdeveloped. Thus, this study focuses on monitoring indoor environmental quality in a nursing home in the Netherlands, supported by professional caregivers’ insights. A campaign was conducted for one year to monitor eight rooms, and a mixed-method approach was used to collect and analyse the data on local weather, building facility operation and proxies’ responses to residents’ comfort. Seventeen care professionals and twenty-two guardians (visitors) answered questions based on their opinions and observation. The results show that the low indoor humidity during heating seasons and high CO2 concentration at night were the main factors leading to environment-related symptoms of residents and care professionals, such as dry eyes. Furthermore, we found that data outliers can help to reveal residents’ occupancy, ventilation habits and activity time, thus showing the application value of environmental sensors in dementia care. We also recommend using non-intrusive sensors for nursing home residents and taking into account room layouts and occupants’ conditions before installing sensors

ACTIVITIES AND SPACE USE FOR ENABLING LOCAL ECONOMY IN COASTAL LOW INCOME HOUSING

Many low income households are supported by Home Based Enterprises (HBE) for their income generation. However the settlements in coastal areas have physical problems related to the corrosive land and climate condition, as well as the possi-bilities of natural hazards such as flooding (ADB, 2003 : UNHABITAT 2003). The rapid growths of cities especially in developing countries (DCs) contribute to social problems, serious burdens for human health and the environment. In order to imp-rove the quality of human life in the coastal cities, some local government decided to remove some settlements to the inland area such as problems in some big coastal cities in Indonesia. In many cases, many resettlements of housing failed to meet community’s and user’s requirements. To reduce and avoid sustainability problems, it is necessary to have more insight and understanding of the used of space in coastal low income housing. This paper describes the use of communal spaces for daily activities which are indicating the lack of space available in coastal settlements in order to accomodate user’s needs

ACTIVITIES AND SPACE USE FOR ENABLING LOCAL ECONOMY IN COASTAL LOW INCOME HOUSING

Many low income households are supported by Home Based Enterprises (HBE) for their income generation. However the settlements in coastal areas have physical problems related to the corrosive land and climate condition, as well as the possi-bilities of natural hazards such as flooding (ADB, 2003 : UNHABITAT 2003). The rapid growths of cities especially in developing countries (DCs) contribute to social problems, serious burdens for human health and the environment. In order to imp-rove the quality of human life in the coastal cities, some local government decided to remove some settlements to the inland area such as problems in some big coastal cities in Indonesia. In many cases, many resettlements of housing failed to meet community’s and user’s requirements. To reduce and avoid sustainability problems, it is necessary to have more insight and understanding of the used of space in coastal low income housing. This paper describes the use of communal spaces for daily activities which are indicating the lack of space available in coastal settlements in order to accomodate user’s needs

Providing Adaptability of Space to Ensure Sustainable Living in Low Cost Housing in Indonesia

AbstractLand scarcity made the Indonesian government decided to develop low cost flats to solve the problem for housing the urban poor rather than ground bound single housing (Kementrian PU, 2012). Not all houses offered to the relocated households have shown to be widely accepted (ADB, 2003). They were difficult to expand as changing family circumstances dictated. Adaptations to meet the changed users’ requirements involve demolition and result in waste generation which is detrimental to sustainable development (Friedman, 2007).Through activity based analysis, this research aimed to evaluate adaptability of space due to sustainable living in the low cost housing in Indonesia. For this, 300 families of all 14 low cost rental apartment locations were investigated as the total of apartment units in Surabaya was 3459, therefore 21-27 units of each location were taken as sample. Result shows that for functionality, all unit parts of low cost rental apartment units in Surabaya, except the balcony, were provided only between 50% and 55% of the standard. For adaptability, only by the installation of a mezzanine, that fully covering the area of multi-functional space can fulfil the use of space except Tanah-Merah as this upward adaptation could double the area of existing space. The changing capacity for corridor occupation is found to be 1.11, while for the installation of half area mezzanine is 1.5, and for the changing of balcony to a bedroom is 1.16 on average. However, Penjar-3 and I.T.S. could not allow their top spaces as liveable space because their unit height is just 2.65m

Een slimme woonwijk voor gezonder leven

In meerdere woonwijken is de toename van het aantal kwetsbare ouderen evident; tevens blijkt dat er steeds minder mensen in staat zijn om hun medebewoners bij te staan. In het huidige wonen met zorg heeft de technologische vooruitgang reeds aanwijsbaar zijn intrede gedaan. De tijd is rijp om deze technologie nu ook op wijkniveau toe te passen ten behoeve van ouderen

Een slimme woonwijk voor gezonder leven

In meerdere woonwijken is de toename van het aantal kwetsbare ouderen evident; tevens blijkt dat er steeds minder mensen in staat zijn om hun medebewoners bij te staan. In het huidige wonen met zorg heeft de technologische vooruitgang reeds aanwijsbaar zijn intrede gedaan. De tijd is rijp om deze technologie nu ook op wijkniveau toe te passen ten behoeve van ouderen