The research problem cycle: The relationship between the design and healing processes.

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Towards improving design process to support the healing process

Improving hospital design processes (Built

environment domain)

Supporting the patient recovery process

(Healthcare domain)

Factors affecting design

Preparation,
design,
construction and
O&M
Improving design
processes

Users' needs, environmental

sustainability, social
sustainability, workplace laws,
ergonomics, safety and culture

Sources of AIs
Owner, design,
construction, operation
and maintenance teams

AIs resulting in
Falls, medication
and errors

Architectural, structural,
electrical and mechanical
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Responsible part
for design =laws

Injuries, infection,
stress and disability

AIs causing

Delayed healing
process

Inductive approach: To provide understanding to the research problem to solve it.

Deductive approach: The relationship between the design process and healing process.

Creating supportive events

Research scope

Design
processes

Research methodology

Prolonged
stay or death

Design
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AIs

Healing
process

Avoiding non-supportive events

Avoiding/predicting non-supportive
events
Identification of an indirect link between the design and healing processes through the research gap interventions. 1-2