Elizabeth Burton’s research while affiliated with University of Warwick and other places

... This has been mostly achieved by establishing QoL themes and measurement tools (Ettema et al., 2007;Kasper et al., 2009;Speckemeier et al., 2023;Van Biljon et al., 2015) and quantitatively rating resident QoL across different facilities (Birren et al., 2014;Cooney et al., 2014;de Rooij et al., 2012;Fleming et al., 2016;Kok et al., 2018;Van Hoof et al., 2015;Xu et al., 2013). It is notable that some studies investigated the links between the physical and social environments on residents overall wellbeing primarily through qualitative research methods (Burton & Sheehan, 2010;Cox et al., 2004;McIntyre & Harrison, 2017;Nordin et al., 2017;Nyman & Szymczynska, 2016;Wiles et al., 2009); psychological wellbeing is yet a crucial component of residents' quality of life and should be approached more holistically. Further, various environmental assessment tools have been developed to evaluate the design quality of residential care facilities, particularly in the context of dementia care. ...

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Socio-spatial analysis of Australian residential care facilities: A case study of traditional, medium, and small household models