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Dementia-friendly neighborhood and the built environment: A scoping review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2020
  • Year Published
    2021
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    UK (England) (13); Canada (5); Sweden (3); Japan (2); USA (2); Australia (1); China (1); New Zealand (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    UK (England) (13); Canada (5); Sweden (3); Japan (2); USA (2); Australia (1); China (1); New Zealand (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Not yet available
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Infrastructure
    Urban planning
    Social infrastructure
    Recreation
    Public spaces
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
    10. Reduced inequalities
    11. Sustainable cities and communities
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Availability of services
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Gan DRY, Chaudhury H, Mann J, Wister AV. Dementia-friendly neighborhood and the built environment: A scoping review. The Gerontologist. 2021.
  • DOI
    10.1093/geront/gnab019

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