Nigel Coad
Children and young people's preference of thematic design and colour for their hospital environment
Coad, Nigel; Coad, Jane
Authors
Jane Coad
Abstract
In this innovative project, the views of children and young people were explored regarding their preference of thematic design and colour for their hospital environment in a new children's unit. The novelty of the approach was that it was driven by the preferred choices of children and young people through the use of 'child-friendly' interviews and questionnaires. Informing the study was the development of a group of children and young people who underwent research training, and with support, developed all data collection tools and helped to verify data analysis. A two-phased sequential study was undertaken. During phase 1, 40 interviews were performed with children and young people, including 10 with additional learning needs and physical disabilities while 140 questionnaires were analysed for phase 2 of the study. Notable issues emerged about preferred thematic designs of walls, doors and floors, while new findings were revealed regarding colour preferences for wards, entrances and outpatient areas. © 2008 SAGE Publications.
Citation
Coad, N., & Coad, J. (2008). Children and young people's preference of thematic design and colour for their hospital environment. Journal of Child Health Care, 12(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493507085617
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2008 |
Journal | Journal of Child Health Care |
Print ISSN | 1367-4935 |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-2889 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 33-48 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493507085617 |
Keywords | children and young people, hospital environment, participatory research, colour, design |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1014474 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367493507085617 |