Monitoring Sound Levels and Soundscape Quality in the Living Rooms of Nursing Homes: A Case Study in Flanders (Belgium)
Recently there has been an increasing interest in the acoustic environment and its perceptual counterpart (i.e., the soundscape) of care facilities and their potential to affect the experience of residents with dementia. There is evidence that too loud sounds or poor soundscape quality more generall...
Main Authors: | Francesco Aletta, Dick Botteldooren, Pieter Thomas, Tara Vander Mynsbrugge, Patricia De Vriendt, Dominique Van de Velde, Paul Devos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-08-01
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Series: | Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/9/874 |
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