HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Scope & Guideline
Elevating healthcare through evidence-based design.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Healthcare Design and Architecture:
Exploration of architectural strategies that enhance patient care, improve staff efficiency, and support health outcomes in various healthcare settings. - Environmental Psychology:
Investigation of how physical environments influence psychological well-being, patient satisfaction, and caregiver experience. - Evidence-Based Design (EBD):
Promotion of research-driven design practices that utilize empirical evidence to enhance healthcare environments and outcomes. - Sustainability and Biophilic Design:
Focus on integrating nature and sustainable practices into healthcare environments to foster healing and well-being. - Patient and Staff Experience:
Research on how the design of healthcare spaces affects the experiences of patients, families, and healthcare providers. - Health Equity and Accessibility:
Examination of how built environments can address health disparities and improve access to care for diverse populations.
Trending and Emerging
- Mental Health and Well-Being in Design:
Recent publications increasingly focus on how environmental factors, including light, color, and nature, impact mental health, highlighting the importance of creating supportive spaces. - Post-Pandemic Design Considerations:
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated research on flexible, adaptable spaces that can respond to emergencies, leading to innovative design strategies that prioritize health safety. - Virtual and Augmented Reality in Design:
Emerging interest in utilizing virtual and augmented reality tools for designing and evaluating healthcare spaces, enhancing participatory design processes and stakeholder engagement. - Community-Based Design:
A growing emphasis on participatory design approaches that involve community stakeholders in the healthcare design process, ensuring that facilities meet the needs of diverse populations. - Integration of Technology in Healthcare Environments:
Research is trending toward the integration of digital technologies in healthcare spaces, focusing on how design can facilitate telemedicine and enhance patient-provider interactions.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Hospital Design Principles:
There is a noticeable decline in research focused solely on traditional hospital designs without considering innovative or flexible approaches that address current healthcare challenges. - Single-Occupancy Room Studies:
Research specifically assessing single-occupancy rooms, particularly in the context of COVID-19, is less prevalent as attention shifts to broader design implications and multifaceted solutions. - Generalized Patient Satisfaction Surveys:
Studies relying solely on generic patient satisfaction metrics are decreasing as the field moves toward more nuanced and comprehensive measures of experience and outcomes. - Static Environmental Assessments:
The focus on fixed assessments of healthcare environments is waning in favor of dynamic evaluations that consider user interaction and adaptability over time. - Historical Reviews of Design Practices:
Interest in historical analyses of design practices is diminishing, with an increasing emphasis on contemporary applications and future-oriented design strategies.
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