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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A multidisciplinary exploratory approach for investigating the experience of older adults attending hospital services |
Author: | Arakawa Martins, B. Barrie, H. Visvanathan, R. Daniel, L. Arakawa Martins, L. Ranasinghe, D. Wilson, A. Soebarto, V. |
Citation: | Health Environments Research and Design Journal (HERD), 2021; 14(1):141-163 |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 1937-5867 2167-5112 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Beatriz Arakawa Martins, Helen Barrie, Renuka Visvanathan, Lyrian Daniel, Larissa Arakawa Martins, Damith Ranasinghe ... et al. |
Abstract: | Background: The public areas of the hospital built environment have hardly been investigated for their age-friendliness. Objective: This exploratory, multidisciplinary pilot study investigates the relationship between the physical environment and design of hospital spaces and older people’s outpatient experience. Methods: Sixteen participants were recruited from a geriatric Outpatient Clinic at a metropolitan public hospital in Australia. Participants were engaged in a concurrent mixed-method approach, comprising a comprehensive geriatric survey, walking observation, semi-structured interview and an independent architectural audit. Results: Several elements arising from the hospital environment were identified as facilitators and barriers for its utilization and intrinsically related to participants’ physical capacity. Discussion: Age-friendly hospital design needs to consider strategies to remove barriers for older adults of different capacities, thus promoting healthy aging. |
Keywords: | Hospital design; environment design; age-friendly hospital; frailty; mixed-method |
Description: | First Published May 26, 2020 |
Rights: | © The Author(s) 2020 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1937586720920858 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1937586720920858 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Medicine publications |
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