A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Approach For Investigating The Experience Of Older Adults Attending Hospital Services
HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL(2021)
摘要
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.
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hospital design, environment design, age-friendly hospital, frailty, mixed-method
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