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The Gerontologist, Vol 35, Issue 1 127-130, Copyright © 1995 by The Gerontological Society of America

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The effects of visual barriers on exiting behavior in a dementia care unit

JI Dickinson, J McLain-Kark and A Marshall-Baker
Department of Housing, Interior Design, and Resource Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061.

Exiting due to wandering was a problem for caregivers in this dementia care unit. Previous attempts to control exiting by wanderers proved ineffective. We manipulated the view and light through a window using visual barriers: window blind, cloth barrier, and a combination of the two. The closed blind reduced exiting by 44%. The cloth barrier was the most effective solution, reducing exiting by 96%. The combination of the blind and cloth barrier reduced exiting 88%. These findings support those of Namazi, Rosner, and Calkins (1989).


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