ABSTRACT Social interaction is an essential factor in ensuring the quality of older adult living. This study aimed to investigate socio-spatial features associated with social interaction in older adult care facilities. A socio-technological approach integrating space syntax and agent-based analysis was applied as an evaluation framework to measure the spatial and social attributes. Visibility from the nurses’ and patients’ locations, behavioural accessibility to social spaces, and strong to weak circulation patterns were examined. There was low patient visibility from the nurse stations in cluster-type units, and the visual connection was higher in the patient room corridors than the lounge areas in racetrack-type units. Increased inflows of patients to common areas appeared with a direct and uninterrupted connection between patient room corridors and central circulation area. This study contributes to potential applications of the spatial features to enhance social interaction possibilities with an awareness of the effects on visual and social properties.

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采用可见性和基于代理的可访问性分析来增强老年人护理设施中的社交互动

摘要 社会交往是确保老年人生活质量的重要因素。本研究旨在调查与老年人护理设施中的社会互动相关的社会空间特征。将空间句法和基于代理的分析相结合的社会技术方法作为评估框架来衡量空间和社会属性。检查了护士和患者位置的可见性、社交空间的行为可及性以及强到弱的循环模式。集群式单位护士站的患者能见度低，病房走廊的视觉联系高于跑道式单位的休息区。随着病房走廊和中央循环区之间的直接和不间断的连接，患者涌入公共区域的人数增加。这项研究有助于空间特征的潜在应用，以通过意识到对视觉和社会属性的影响来增强社会互动的可能性。