Boex, S.

Boex, W.

Cain, Rebecca

Gate, L.

MacKrill, James B.

Payne, Sarah R.

Strelitz, J.

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http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/            Original citation: Payne, Sarah R., MacKrill, J., Cain, Rebecca, Boex, S., Boex, W., Strelitz, J. and Gate, L. (2013) Co-designing the physical environment of Wellbeing Centres. In: Well-Being 2013 : The second international conference exploring the multi-dimensions of well-being, Birmingham, 24-25 Jul 2013  Permanent WRAP url: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/57986       Copyright and reuse: The Warwick Research Archive Portal (WRAP) makes this work by researchers of the University of Warwick available open access under the following conditions.  Copyright © and all moral rights to the version of the paper presented here belong to the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners.  To the extent reasonable and practicable the material made available in WRAP has been checked for eligibility before being made available.  Copies of full items can be used for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.  Provided that the authors, title and full bibliographic details are credited, a hyperlink and/or URL is given for the original metadata page and the content is not changed in any way.  A note on versions: The version presented in WRAP is the published version or, version of record, and may be cited as it appears here.  For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: publications@warwick.ac.uk  Co-designing the physicalenvironment of Wellbeing CentresAn EPSRC funded Research ProgrammeWellbeing CentreOffers psychological supportSupports behaviour changeProvide basic health checksSignpost to other servicesProvide individual consultationsComputer self assessments= A centre for wider life-style related issues Research AimsEngage users in the design processfor the physical environment of aWellbeing Centre.Establish end users’ expectations,preferences and needs from the physicalenvironment of a Wellbeing Centre.53 Royal FreeTrust members3 focus groups,3 tasks:MethodResults Six themes emerged from the triangulated data. Combined with literature to form design recommendations.This was interpreted by design specialists Boex to create designs, followed by further evaluation from end users.Initial points of contact+ Visible reception, close to entrance+ Visible, clear queuing system+ Easy access for all- Avoid “intimidating” desksUsermodelFor more information contact:Dr Sarah R Payne1, Dr James Mackrill1, Dr Rebecca Cain1, Sam Boex2, Will Boex2, Dr Jason Strelitz3, Lucy Gate31 University of Warwick, GB. 2 Boex, GB. 3 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, GB.Waiting experience+ Comfortable and relaxing+ Display appropriate healthinformation in uncluttered way+ Display waiting times+ Provide choice(furniture, waiting areas)- Avoid unrelated distractionsUserdrawingHealth assessment areas+ Consider auditory and visual privacye.g. position of computers, sound proofing+ Provide places with varied privacy levels+ Use self-assessment areas to “help getpeople in”, as long as privacy still offered+ Non confrontational seatingUserdrawingAtmosphere+ Homely/Modern atmosphere, informal,comfortable, with natural elements+ Low level lighting for visually impaired+ Tonal colours for visually impaired+ Maximise natural lightingServiceEnsure this isdetermined beforeengaging users indesign processSpatial layout,size, structureAllow flexibility asservice developsDr Sarah Payne, S.R.Payne@warwick.ac.ukDr Jamie Mackrill, J.B.Mackrill@warwick.ac.ukDr Rebecca Cain, R.Cain.1@warwixck.ac.uk (PI)3) Designing the layout in 2 dimensional (left)and 3 dimensional moveable models (right)2) Defining important designfeatures and attributes1) Multiple choice questions

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