Environmental hazards caused by living conditions and human behaviour in residential areas are types of manmade hazards which have rarely been studied and documented in literature. Available studies that had considered theconventional residential environment had proved that residents’ perception were influenced by human and environmental factors. With focus on educational institutions, this pap...

OBJECTIVE Multiple psycho-social risk factors are common in children and adolescents in youth welfare, especially in residential care. In this survey study we assessed the prevalence of behavioral, emotional symptoms and mental disorders in a German residential care population. METHODS 20 residential care institutions including 689 children and adolescents (age 4 - 18 years; mean 14.4; SD = 2...

For most sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities, in order to control the historically unplanned urban growth and stimulate sustainable future urban development, there is a need for accurate identification of the past and present urban land use (ULU). However, studies addressing ULU classification in SSA cities are lacking. In this study, we developed an integrated approach of remote sensing and Geogr...

This descriptive study aims to reveal aspects of care provided the elderly in residential institutions Jordan. And it was conducted on a sample (68) and women, using interview tool with questionnaire adoption several statistical methods such as single-contrast test show statistically significant differences. The results indicated that social, health, psychological well. revealed some deficienci...

BACKGROUND Despite the context of individualization of public policies and promotion of independent living, residential care facilities (RCFs) (called "établissements medico-sociaux" in France) still represent the main system used by disabled people. Through a study of their daily mobility, this article proposes a geographical approach to the examination of factors influencing the social partic...

Many mature and successful service providers continue to find their identity in the heritage of moving people with developmental disabilities out of public institutions. Significant achievements such as providing residential alternatives to large facilities do not immune providers from criticism emerging from a growing demand for individualized supports. The Individualized Supports Think Tank, ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have shown that depression is common in institutional settings. However, the symptomatology of depression in this group has not been compared to those living in the community. AIMS To estimate the prevalence of depression and depressive symptomatology in participants living in institutions and compare these to people living in other settings. METHOD The Me...