Abstract
This session will explore patient centered evidence based design in healthcare, as a model of recovery, resistance, reflection, and reimagination. We are particularly interested in works of practice, scholarship, and research that put patients at the center of their care. Central to this session will be practices that invoke a culture of care and health both for patients and those that are caregivers (Evan & Fischer, 2022; Fuentes, 2020; Lightburn et al., 2005; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2020) Culture of care is a form of reimagination that calls on all actions to put care at their center for those in need (Evan & Fischer, 2022). Over the past 40 years in healthcare, as buildings, products, and services and the roles they play in our lives and the environment have become more intricate, our focus as designers has shifted to a deeply research-oriented practice (Chong et al., 2010; Wang & Groat, 2013). Due to the complexity of design practice, especially in the healthcare space, these human-centered and patient centered, approaches to design are increasingly necessary and are often called Design Research (Chong et al., 2010, 2010; Frayling, 1994). There is much work underway to undertake physical, virtual, and augmented reality simulations to study spaces, services, and products before they are built, this session will explore these practices and others that put patients at the center of their care, and prioritize a culture of care.
Keywords
Design Research and Health, Patient Centered Design, Culture of Care, Evidence Based Design, Simulation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.138
Citation
Nicholas, D.S., Afzali, M., Aksamija, A., Coleman, N., Mazzi, A., Sanders, E., and Oygur Ilhan, I. (2024) Reimagining care through evidence: Design research, patient centered solutions, and a culture of care for healthy societies, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.138
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Reimagining care through evidence: Design research, patient centered solutions, and a culture of care for healthy societies
This session will explore patient centered evidence based design in healthcare, as a model of recovery, resistance, reflection, and reimagination. We are particularly interested in works of practice, scholarship, and research that put patients at the center of their care. Central to this session will be practices that invoke a culture of care and health both for patients and those that are caregivers (Evan & Fischer, 2022; Fuentes, 2020; Lightburn et al., 2005; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2020) Culture of care is a form of reimagination that calls on all actions to put care at their center for those in need (Evan & Fischer, 2022). Over the past 40 years in healthcare, as buildings, products, and services and the roles they play in our lives and the environment have become more intricate, our focus as designers has shifted to a deeply research-oriented practice (Chong et al., 2010; Wang & Groat, 2013). Due to the complexity of design practice, especially in the healthcare space, these human-centered and patient centered, approaches to design are increasingly necessary and are often called Design Research (Chong et al., 2010, 2010; Frayling, 1994). There is much work underway to undertake physical, virtual, and augmented reality simulations to study spaces, services, and products before they are built, this session will explore these practices and others that put patients at the center of their care, and prioritize a culture of care.