Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.
Faculty for Health and Social Sciences, University College in Southeast-Norway, Drammen, Norway.
Dementia (London). 2021 Feb;20(2):505-517. doi: 10.1177/1471301219896453. Epub 2019 Dec 24.
This study aimed to describe the wayfinding strategies used during outdoor walks by people with Alzheimer's disease. Inspired by an ethnographic approach, observations and conversations during repeated outdoor walks with five people with Alzheimer's disease living in their own homes were conducted. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The wayfinding strategies the participants described were: (1) landmarks, (2) used their senses, (3) stopped, looked around, and thought, (4) walking the same way or loop and in familiar areas, and (5) only walked in places and on routes where they could see other people and houses. Using wayfinding strategies might help people with Alzheimer's disease to be independent during outdoor walks, and discussing these strategies with relatives and nursing care staff may help finding people with Alzheimer's disease if lost outdoors. Wayfinding during the winter might be facilitated if temporary and changeable objects are avoided in people with Alzheimer's disease's walking route.
本研究旨在描述阿尔茨海默病患者在户外散步时使用的寻路策略。受民族志方法的启发，对 5 名居住在自己家中的阿尔茨海默病患者进行了多次户外散步时的观察和对话。使用定性内容分析对数据进行分析。参与者描述的寻路策略包括：（1）地标；（2）使用感官；（3）停下来，四处看看，思考；（4）走相同的路或环路，在熟悉的区域；（5）只在能看到其他人或房屋的地方和路线上行走。使用寻路策略可能有助于阿尔茨海默病患者在户外散步时保持独立，如果在户外走失，与亲属和护理人员讨论这些策略可能有助于找到患者。如果在阿尔茨海默病患者的行走路线上避免临时和易变的物体，冬季的寻路可能会更加容易。
