Patient-centred improvements in health-care built environments: Perspectives and design indicators

Health Expectations

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-276

  Douglas, Calbert H ^a   Douglas, Mary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design indicators; Healing environment; Health impacts; Patient friendly; Patients' perceptions; Sustainable built environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 23844501372     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2005.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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