%0 Journal Article
%T Residential Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being and Perceived Environmental Qualities in High- vs. Low-Humanized Residential Facilities for the Elderly
%A Ferdinando Fornara
%A Sara Manca
%A Veronica Cerina
%J -
%D 2019
%R 10.32872/spb.v14i2.33570
%X Using the ¡°user-centered¡± design perspective and the construct of design ¡°humanization¡± as theoretical underpinnings, this field study verified the role of ¡°objective¡± design quality of residential facilities for the elderly in the prediction of ¡°subjective¡± users¡¯ psychological responses. A sample of over-65-year-old adults (N = 114) was recruited in eleven residential facilities, which differed for the degree of ¡°objective¡± design humanization (rated on the basis of a design expert assessment). Participants had to fill in a questionnaire including measures of both specific perceived environmental qualities (spatial-physical and social-relational) and more general psychological responses (such as residential satisfaction and psychological well-being). Outcomes revealed that older residents living in high-humanization structures show higher scores of residential satisfaction, psychological well-being and perceived environmental qualities than those living in low-humanization structures. Moreover, significant correlations emerged between specific perceived environmental qualities of the facility and general psychological outcomes. These results confirm the importance of design features for supporting elders¡¯ needs and fostering their quality of life
%K [older adults
%K residential satisfaction
%K elderly facilities
%K design humanization
%K user-centered design]
%U https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/view/2519