Therapeutic Landscapes and Psychiatric Care Facilities: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis

Lydia Oeljeklaus, Hannah-Lea Schmid, Zachary Kornfeld, Claudia Hornberg, Christine Norra, Stefan Zerbe and Timothy McCall
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Lydia Oeljeklaus: Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Hannah-Lea Schmid: Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Zachary Kornfeld: LWL-Hospital Paderborn, Psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychosomatic, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
Claudia Hornberg: Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Christine Norra: LWL-Hospital Paderborn, Psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychosomatic, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
Stefan Zerbe: Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Timothy McCall: Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-25

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: physical; built; natural; social and symbolic environment; mental disorders; mental health; psychiatric hospital; review; meta-synthesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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