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Title

Valuing the Voices of Children: A Case Study of Involving Children in the Process of Medical Equipment Design in the Hospital Environment

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Auckland University of Technology

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Tuwhera

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Paediatric hospital design is receiving growing attention internationally around the value of involving children (the users) in the process. Many studies demonstrate the value of involvement and consultation/collaboration with children, seeking their input in the design of their paediatric hospital environments. This should extend to furniture and equipment in the environment. However little evidence suggests children are involved in the design of either medical equipment or general products ...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2015

Creator

Parbhu, Neerali

URL

https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/9041

Related subjects

Human centered design / Consulting children / Design / Healthcare / Paediatric / Design process

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