School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
HERD. 2023 Oct;16(4):260-295. doi: 10.1177/19375867231187154. Epub 2023 Jul 31.
This review explores the role of purposefully designed and well-integrated therapeutic hospital gardens (THGs) for the benefits of patients, their families, and staff.
Significant benefits are realized when people are in contact with nature in the city. Although hospital gardens are prevalent and the beneficial effects of nature on health are widely acknowledged, the establishment of a consistent definition for hospital gardens that promote health is vital to attain reliable and quantifiable health outcomes.
Twenty-eight peer-reviewed journals were critiqued for the period of 2016-2021 and updated with 12 articles from 2021 to 2023 to analyze and synthesize the latest thinking and development in this emergent field. Subsequently, current books and exemplar practice literature were synthesized with the results of the literature review to produce a working definition of THGs.
Three themes and 14 subthemes were established showing the interconnectedness of THG definition, user needs and experiences, and the benefits and values of THGs. Two original findings can be established-a need to have a consensus on terminology and to establish design processes. The working definition was produced as a foundational step to guide stakeholders in implementing THGs.
THGs can play a role in improving well-being when they are purposefully designed and well-integrated in hospital programs and health policy. Hospital CEOs, designers, and healthcare experts can use the findings and working definition to assist the establishment of such health promoting gardens.
本综述探讨了有目的设计和良好整合的治疗性医院花园（therapeutic hospital gardens，THG）对患者、患者家属和医护人员的作用。
当人们在城市中接触自然时，会产生显著的益处。尽管医院花园很普遍，而且人们广泛承认自然对健康的有益影响，但为促进健康而建立一个一致的、明确的医院花园定义至关重要，这样才能获得可靠和可量化的健康结果。
对 2016 年至 2021 年期间的 28 篇同行评议期刊进行了评估，并更新了 2021 年至 2023 年的 12 篇文章，以分析和综合这一新兴领域的最新思维和发展。随后，将当前的书籍和范例实践文献与文献综述的结果综合起来，产生了 THG 的工作定义。
确立了三个主题和 14 个子主题，展示了 THG 定义、用户需求和体验以及 THG 的益处和价值之间的相互关系。有两个新的发现可以确立：需要就术语达成共识，并建立设计流程。该工作定义的产生是指导利益相关者实施 THG 的基础步骤。
当 THG 被有目的地设计并良好地整合到医院项目和卫生政策中时，它们可以在改善幸福感方面发挥作用。医院首席执行官、设计师和医疗保健专家可以利用这些发现和工作定义来帮助建立这种促进健康的花园。
