Spatial knowledge of ambulatory and wheelchair-confined nursing home residents.
The spatial knowledge of ambulatory (Mean Age=80.5) and wheelchair-confined (Mean Age=76.2) nursing home residents was assessed. Subjects were asked to locate the position of salient nursing home landmarks on a schematic of the nursing home. The results suggested no difference in the spatial knowledge of ambulatory and wheelchair-confined residents. Age and frequency of encountering landmarks were related to accuracy while time of residency was unrelated to accuracy.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009949:Orientation; D013028:Space Perception; D014910:Wheelchairs