Repository for the data and the analysis of the Kantar Health Infratest Survey that we conducted in December 2015

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Wayfinding_Survey

Repository for the data and the analysis of the Kantar Health Infratest Survey conducted in December 2015. This was a self-report telephone survey of a cross-sectional sample of the German population. The original sample was N = 1003, of those 783 had a complete data set. Individuals were asked about their income, education, gender, age and where they lived. They were then given a modified version of the Wayfinding Scale (Lawton 1994), based on their preferred method of travel, as well as a few questions about whether they get lost in large multi-level buildings. Finally, persons were asked about the presence of vertigo and how well their sense of balance is.

Using linear regression models, the influence on sociodemographics and balance on the use of the route or the orientation strategy was assessed in this population.

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Title	Who gets lost and why: A representative cross-sectional survey on sociodemographic and vestibular determinants of wayfinding strategies
Authors	Ulrich,Susanne;The Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), LMU Munich Grill,Eva;The Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), LMU Munich;https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0273-7984 Flanagin,Virginia L.;The German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU Munich;https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-459X
Description	This respository contains the data, analysis files and supporting information for the article titled above. Disorientation and impaired wayfinding are often the first signs of neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding the factors that affect wayfinding, is crucial in order to appropriately cope with the ageing population.Here we examined the relevance of sociodemographic determinants and vestibular performance on wayfinding strategies in a German representative sample. It is the first time that navigational strategies are tested across the entire population. We demonstrate that gender, age, regional urbanization and education were relevant sociodemographic determinants for wayfinding and that vestibular decrease, measured by vertigo/dizziness and the self-assessment of sense of balance, led to reduced wayfinding ability scores in general. In addition people either combine both wayfinding techniques or use no wayfinding strategy, instead of choosing one strategy over the other. Contrary to findings from 30 years ago, younger individuals no longer have a clear navigation strategy.
License	Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
References	Wayfinding and the vestibular system [] (IsPartOf)
Funding	BMBF, IFB.01EO1401
Keywords	wayfinding ability navigation cognitive map vertigo dizziness representative sample German
Resource Type	Dataset

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