Designing Well-Being: A Qualitative Investigation of Young Patients' Perspectives on the Material Hospital Environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical surroundings of healthcare facilities are suggested to influence young patients' well-being and hospitalization experiences.

Purpose

The current research seeks to understand young patients' views and perspectives of the hospital lobby and inpatient rooms. Thus, a qualitative study was carried out in a social pediatric clinic for young patients with disabilities, developmental delays, behavioral problems, and chronic health conditions, that is undergoing reconstruction.

Method

Operating from a critical realist position, the study employed arts-based methods in conjunction with semi-structured interviews. The data were explored by employing thematic analysis.

Results

37 young people between the age of four and 30 years participated in the stud

SUBMITTER: Payam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature