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

Jane Coad, RGN, RSCN, DipN, BSc Hons, PGDip, PhD

University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, jane.coad{at}uwe.ac.uk

Nigel Coad, MB, ChB, FRCP, FRCPCH

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

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.

Key Words: children and young people • choice • hospital environment • participatory research

Journal of Child Health Care, Vol. 12, No. 1, 33-48 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507085617
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