Designing Supportive Soundscapes for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Submitted by Minnesota North... on Feb 19, 2021 - 8:37pm CST

Resource Type:

Journal Article

This article explores opportunities to impact mood in individuals with dementia, such as feeling of safety, with specific sound stimuli. The influence of voice and music are discussed along with considerations around altered auditory cognition due to dementia. A framework for a soundscape design using acoustic stimuli for influencing changes in mood, feelings of safety, and responses is proposed nursing homes.

Source: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/4904#cite

Author(s):

Paul Devos

Francesco Aletta

Pieter Thomas

Mirko Petrovic

Tara Vander Mynsbrugge

Dominique Van de Velde

Patricia De Vriendt

Dick Botteldooren

Link to Resource:

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/4904#cite