TY  - JOUR
AB  - The environment in healthcare facilities can influence health and recovery of service users and furthermore contribute to healthy workplaces for staff. The concept of therapeutic landscapes seems to be a promising approach in this context. The aim of this qualitative meta-analysis is to review the effects of therapeutic landscapes for different stakeholders in psychiatric care facilities. A systematic literature search was conducted in the four data bases PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Thirteen predominately qualitative studies were included in this qualitative meta-analysis. The methodological quality of these qualitative studies was assessed, using an adapted version of the Journal Article Reporting Standards for Qualitative Research, and a thematic analysis was conducted. The results were categorised into the three main themes of the physical (built and natural), social, and symbolic dimensions of the therapeutic landscape. Given the heterogeneity of the summarised data and an overall methodological quality of the included studies that can be rated as medium, the results should be interpreted with caution. Current findings are based almost exclusively on qualitative studies. Therefore, there is a need for quantitative study designs that investigate the relationship between specific environmental elements and mental health outcomes for different stakeholders in psychiatric facilities.
DA  - 2022
DO  - 10.3390/ijerph19031490
KW  - physical
KW  - built
KW  - natural
KW  - social and symbolic environment
KW  - mental disorders
KW  - mentalhealth
KW  - psychiatric hospital
KW  - review
KW  - meta-synthesis
LA  - eng
IS  - 3
PY  - 2022
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
TI  - Therapeutic Landscapes and Psychiatric Care Facilities: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29608437
Y2  - 2024-11-24T16:03:14
ER  -