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The influence of an innovative hospice design and care model on wellbeing

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  • University of Strathclyde
Date of award
  • 2024
Thesis identifier
  • T17125
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  • 201893120
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Abstract
  • The impact of healthcare design on wellbeing can be overlooked due to the prioritisation of clinical efficiencies and medical advancement. Although important, palliative care emphasises adopting a multifactorial person-centred approach, placing the person, rather than the illness, at the centre of care. An opportunity for this research study to explore the importance of humanising architecture arose with the relocation of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to a new purpose-built facility. A mixed-methods case study methodology determined the relationship between the design of the environment and its impact on people's wellbeing. This was achieved by developing a novel Hospice POE Toolkit focused on person-centred outcomes. This toolkit was informed by a theoretical framework based on literature drawn from wellbeing and healthcare evidence-based design. This study aimed to determine the wellbeing benefits experienced by patients, family, friends, staff, and volunteers at the hospice. People participated across multiple research methods, including semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Additional research methods included quantitative environmental monitoring, measuring indoor air quality, noise levels and walking distances. The study findings reach beyond the confinements of its immediate architectural discipline to psychology, science, and healthcare. A common thread throughout the findings and discussions - and arguably incorporated into the very foundation of the study– was an emphasis on the importance of people; their connection, engagement, value and resilience. The outcomes of this study have implications for both policy and design, particularly as preventative and non-clinical approaches are becoming more prevalent within healthcare.
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  • Sherwood, Gillian
  • Grant, Mike
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  • Previously held under moratorium from 4th October 2024 until 6th October 2025.
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