Art and design workshops at a residential care facility - social care professionals' experiences of co-creation and participation in designing the physical environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-creation and participation among different user groups have been highlighted as pivotal for improving residential care facilities for older persons. However, more knowledge is needed on methods aiming to overcome challenges in constructing inclusive co-creation and participation processes. In particular, there is a need for knowledge concerning how art and design workshops could contribute to co-creation and participation of social care professionals designing the physical environment in residential care facilities. Therefore, this study aimed to examine how art and design workshops can contribute to co-creation and participation in designing the physical environment with residential care facility professionals.

Methods

A qualitative method was used to investig

SUBMITTER: Wikstrom E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542363 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature