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. 2016 Dec 18;10(4):136–150. doi: 10.1177/1937586716679404

Figure 2.

The taxonomy of codes pertaining to design quality in the context of healthcare.

A. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL VALUES
  1. Sustainability with community
    1. with surrounding community
    2. with global community
  2. Sustainable design
    1. green design
    2. green principles
  3. Eco-humanism
    1. equal concern for human and ecological wellbeing
  4. Environmental sustainability
    1. nature elements in architecture
    2. connection with nature
  5. Ecological design
B. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INTERACTIONS AND VALUES
  1. Accountability
    1. prevent human errors
  2. Connection
    1. communications to the user
    2. orientation
  3. Social responsibility and interactions
    1. patient perspective
    2. employee perspective
    3. participation
  4. Convenience
    1. flexibility
    2. satisfaction
    3. healing
  5. Social value
    1. respect
    2. dignity
    3. privacy
    4. humanization
    5. permissive interaction
    6. confidential
  6. Social and cultural supportive design
    1. stress reducing
    2. well-being
    3. positive distractions
    4. fitness
    5. beauty
C. RESILIENCE OF ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  1. Security
    1. safety
    2. built and engineering laws
  2. Construction of the ward and/or hospital
    1. location of medical supplies
    2. air quality and ventilation
    3. quality of water
    4. non-slippery floor
    5. function of the materials
    6. enhanced efficiency of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
  1. Effective
    1. timely
    2. efficient
    3. equitable
  1. Scale
    1. size
    2. forms, e.g., single-bed room
    3. space
  2. Usability
    1. ability to adapt to operational and technical changes
    2. ability to adapt with organizations
    3. utility
  3. Flexibility
    1. reduce the need for further improvements
    2. complexity
    3. supporting