Assessing the physical environment of older people's residential care facilities: development of the Swedish version of the Sheffield Care Environment Assessment Matrix (S-SCEAM)
Journal article, 2015

There is emerging evidence that the physical environment is important for health, quality of life and care, but there is a lack of valid instruments to assess health care environments. The Sheffield Care Environment Assessment Matrix (SCEAM), developed in the United Kingdom, provides a comprehensive assessment of the physical environment of residential care facilities for older people. This paper reports on the translation and adaptation of SCEAM for use in Swedish residential care facilities for older people, including information on its validity and reliability.

Quality of care

Author

Susanna Nordin

Karolinska Institutet

Dalarna university

Marie Elf

Chalmers, Architecture, Building Design

Kevin KcKee

Dalarna university

Helle Wijk

University of Gothenburg

BMC Geriatrics

14712318 (eISSN)

Vol. 15 1 Art. no. 3- 3

Subject Categories

Health Sciences

DOI

10.1186/1471-2318-15-3

PubMed

25563507

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