Healthcare workers and adult patients preferences of hospital built environment. Survey in ordinary surgery and medical oncology ward at the Italian National Oncology Institute.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Experience is an important factor in hospitalisation and treatment processes, especially in oncology. The preferences of patients and health workers have recently been increasingly considered as key elements for supporting clinical and organisational performances. The relationship between staff and patients preferences and the quality of hospital built environment is also an important aspect but it is still underexplored in the scientific literature.

Aim

The study aims to understand both qualitatively and quantitatively how the hospital built environment influences the well-being of patients and staff in ordinary surgery and medical oncology ward of a national institute for oncology in Northen Italy.

Methods

The research was carried out according to the fol

SUBMITTER: Brambilla A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010251 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature