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Usability Evaluation of the Built Environment for Children in Hospitals

Assessment of Pediatric settings: Usability Evaluation of healthcare-built environment for children

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053554
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2023-06-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z758- Other problems related to medicalfacilities and other health care

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Charline Stella Samuel
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study will include the primary users, children upto 18 years, and/or their parents or attendees (wherever applicable as surrogates) in outpatient and inpatient departments, and the secondary users, nurses, doctors, and staff associated with children of that setting will be included. Along with the above, the Highest Bed Strength(BS) in Private Hospitals and Highest BS among the Chain Hospitals are included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Visitors to the pediatric setting, children with terminal illnesses, and psychiatric hospitalization will be excluded from the study. Along with the above, the Same type of hospitals in Chain Hospitals, and the Same type of hospitals in Private Hospitals are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome of the research study will evaluate the pediatric built environment to recommend a child-friendly environment per the conceptual framework proposed for the study.Timepoint: The primary outcome (the focus of the research) will take the timeline from 2.5 years to 3 years.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Design recommendation for a child- friendly healthcare setting can be made access to designers, architects and other stakeholders for future design or refining existing hospital designs. • Child-friendly healthcare environment makes the investigations and consultations easy with respect to children and parent accompanying them. • Child-friendly healthcare environment will reduce the psychological trauma like fear, anxiety, and sadness during the hospital visits.Timepoint: 4 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCharline Stella Samuel

Manipal School of Architecture and Planning

nandineni.rd@manipal.edu9535996529

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026