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Evaluating Three Validation-Methods for an Architectural Intervention for Seniors with Dementia in the Empathic Design Framework, a Case Study

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Dementia Lab 2019. Making Design Work: Engaging with Dementia in Context (D-Lab 2019)

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Designing for seniors with dementia is a difficult task, because they are more dependent on the design of the building in order to perform activities of daily life (ADL). The Empathic Design Framework with the four phases (explore, translate, elaborate, and validate) makes it possible to design a suitable building for this target group. Using this framework, developed and translated design principles need to be implemented and tested in order to validate an architectural intervention which stimulates ADL. In the case study presented in this paper, three methods were used to validate the architectural intervention of door decals: performance-based orientation task (M1), fly-on-the-wall observation (M2), and questionnaire-based interview (M3). This paper presents the evaluation of these three methods in order to discover which method or methods suit best the purpose of validating an architectural intervention. In this study, multiple variables were tested; however, it was not possible to test each variable with every method. Based on this case study, we recommend to choose the application of the methods according to the to be tested variables and the type of behavior that needs to be measured: M1 and M2 are more suitable for the measurement of real behavior change of the target group; while M3 suits well if opinions and the level of acceptance need to be measured.

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This research was supported by RSZK ZorgProfessionals.

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  1. Department of Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    L. P. G. van Buuren, M. Mohammadi & O. Guerra Santin

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van Buuren, L.P.G., Mohammadi, M., Guerra Santin, O. (2019). Evaluating Three Validation-Methods for an Architectural Intervention for Seniors with Dementia in the Empathic Design Framework, a Case Study. In: Brankaert, R., IJsselsteijn, W. (eds) Dementia Lab 2019. Making Design Work: Engaging with Dementia in Context. D-Lab 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1117. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33540-3_3

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