Hospitals are complex, high-performance systems that demand continuous quality
improvement. Several instruments evaluate the organizational or clinical qualities but very …

To expand knowledge of a search on a particular topic or to gather a significant sample of
information that allows the researcher to identify and analyze the current state of knowledge …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that categorises
the features and characteristics of the built environment that impact on health outcomes …

Studies have shown how built environments for hospitals can influence psychological and
physiological conditions and status for childbearing women. Sensory attributes of birth …

Sociological analysis has done much to illuminate the architectural contexts in which social
life takes place. Research on care environments suggests that the built environment should …

This chapter addresses the influence of design dimensions on users' responses in health
care environments. The need of a user-centered design based on rigorous empirical …

The last 15 years have witnessed large investments in health care in the UK. These
investments have been made with the aim of improving a system which was considered to …

The design of healthcare environments is complex and challenging. Issues to be addressed
include the number and variety of users (patients, visitors and staff); the constantly emerging …

This paper presents results of an ongoing PhD research, which aims to develop guidelines
to help designers incorporate children's perspectives when designing children's hospitals …

Abstract The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) has been designed by its authors to
take disempowerment in psychological suffering into account and provide a narrative to …