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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The impacts of the built environment on health outcomes.
AU - Codinhoto, Ricardo
AU - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia
AU - Kagioglou, Mike
AU - Aouad, Gassan
AU - Cooper, Rachel
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that categorises the features and characteristics of the built environment that impact on health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review was carried out. A total of 1,163 abstracts were assessed, leading to 92 papers being reviewed. Findings – There is a considerable amount of evidence linking healthcare environments to patients’ health outcomes, despite the lack of clarity in relation to cause-effect relationships. Originality/value – The paper proposes a theoretical framework linking different built environment characteristics to health outcomes. This framework provides a structure to group causal effects according to their relation with design features, materials and ambient properties, art and aesthetic aspects and use of the built environment. Keywords Environmental health and safety, Environmental psychology, Facilities, Design Paper type Conceptual paper
AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that categorises the features and characteristics of the built environment that impact on health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review was carried out. A total of 1,163 abstracts were assessed, leading to 92 papers being reviewed. Findings – There is a considerable amount of evidence linking healthcare environments to patients’ health outcomes, despite the lack of clarity in relation to cause-effect relationships. Originality/value – The paper proposes a theoretical framework linking different built environment characteristics to health outcomes. This framework provides a structure to group causal effects according to their relation with design features, materials and ambient properties, art and aesthetic aspects and use of the built environment. Keywords Environmental health and safety, Environmental psychology, Facilities, Design Paper type Conceptual paper
KW - Design
KW - Environmental health and safety
KW - Environmental psychology
KW - Facilities
U2 - 10.1108/02632770910933152
DO - 10.1108/02632770910933152
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 138
EP - 151
JO - Facilities
JF - Facilities
SN - 0263-2772
IS - 3/4
ER -