Mental health facility codesign: A new research method for integrating the service user voice in design processes using virtual reality
作者机构:School of Design Faculty of Health Arts and Design Swinburne University of Techn ology Melbourne Victoria Australia Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia
出 版 物:《General Psychiatry》 (综合精神医学(英文))
年 卷 期:2019年第32卷第3期
页 面:146-151页
学科分类:0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学]
主 题:Mental health facility codesign virtual reality
摘 要:Background Within healthcare environments, the emerging field of evidence-based design (EBD) explores the links between wellbeing and good design practice of the built environment. Aim By optimising both design processes and design outcomes, knowledge produced wrthin this field seeks to improve staff performance, augment patient healing and enhance service outcomes and experiences. Methods In a prior study by the author, a mental health service building design was developed which integrated feedback from mental health service users relative to what aspects of the built environments of their care would enhance their service outcomes and experiences, encourage them to avail themselves of services and/or engage in therapy, and those that would reduce their willingness to avail themselves of services. Results The research project protocol detailed here is the final testing stage of this body of work, where service users are invited to evaluate the final building design, experienced through virtual reality. This study addresses a gap in the literature, and aims to advance the field of EBD, and codesign with mental health service users, using virtual reality. Conclusions This research method details the aims, study design, methods and limitations of the study, with recommendations for future researchers.