Successful wayfinding in age: A scoping review on spatial navigation training in healthy older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spatial navigation is a complex cognitive function that declines in older age. Finding one's way around in familiar and new environments is crucial to live and function independently. However, the current literature illustrates the efficacy of spatial navigation interventions in rehabilitative contexts such as pathological aging and traumatic injury, but an overview of existing training studies for healthy older adults is missing. This scoping review aims to identify current evidence on existing spatial navigation interventions in healthy older adults and analyze their efficacy.

Methods

To identify spatial navigation interventions and assessments and investigate their effectiveness, four electronic databases were searched (Pubmed, Web of Science, CINAHL and EMBA

SUBMITTER: Fricke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424919 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature