Children and young people's preference of thematic design and colour for their hospital environment

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-48

  Coad, Jane ^a   Coad, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children and young people; Choice; Hospital environment; Participatory research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COLOR; DECISION MAKING; FURNITURE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, HOSPITALIZED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENGLAND; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44049086703     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507085617     Document Type: Article

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