Aim: This review explores the role of purposefully designed and well-integrated therapeutic
hospital gardens (THGs) for the benefits of patients, their families, and staff. Background …

Background As global CO2 emissions continue to rise and the 'era of global boiling'takes
hold, the health workforce must cope with the challenge of providing care to increasing …

Therapeutic hospital gardens (THGs) need to be purposefully designed for hospital users
and well-integrated into the clinical hospital treatment plan to be effective. Healthcare …

Aim: This study aims to explore the relationship between the perspectives of both family
members and healthcare staff regarding the design of hospital inpatient rooms. It …

Despite the growing awareness of healing hospitals, they are still far from being globally
widespread, and traditional hospital building models are increasingly unable to address the …

Objectives: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on the design of healthcare facilities, particularly those featuring communal …

Green infrastructure has been promoted as an urban planning tool for the achievement of
health and environmental policy objectives. The capacity of economic valuation methods to …

When people hear the term “healing garden,” they usually think first of patients. And yet,
study after study has found that the primary users of outdoor spaces in healthcare facilities …

The aim of this discussion paper is to show the way to the outdoors by shedding light on
conditions in the physical environment enabling outdoor stays for older adults living in …

Nursing is currently at an important crossroads in our profession's history. With the recent
events of the pandemic, the critical nature of workforce burnout, and the diminishing number …