Built environments for inpatient stroke rehabilitation services and care: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify, appraise and synthesise existing design evidence for inpatient stroke rehabilitation facilities; to identify impacts of these built environments on the outcomes and experiences of people recovering from stroke, their family/caregivers and staff.

Design

A convergent segregated review design was used to conduct a systematic review.

Data sources

Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched for articles published between January 2000 and November 2020.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods studies investigating the impact of the built environment of inpatient rehabilitation facilities on stroke survivors, their family/caregiver

SUBMITTER: Lipson-Smith R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8344318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature