Rehabilitation environments: Service users' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Design of rehabilitation environments is usually "expert" driven with little consideration given to the perceptions of service users, especially patients and informal carers. There is a need to engage with consumers of services to gain their insights into what design aspects are required to facilitate optimum physical activity, social interaction and psychological responses when they are attempting to overcome their limitations and regain function.

Research design

Qualitative exploratory study.

Method

Interviews were conducted with patients (n = 54) and informal carers (n = 23), and focus groups with rehabilitation staff (n = 90), from the three metropolitan South Australia rehabilitation health services, comprising different building and environmental conf

SUBMITTER: Killington M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543154 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature