An investigation into the process and tools for children’s participation

It is hard to capture children’s views, and these are hardly considered in practice, both in construction in general and on healthcare settings in particular. Understanding children’s and young people’s perspectives and needs as users of healthcare facilities can strengthen the capacity of policymakers, designers, and healthcare management to deliver supportive environments. This study was conducted to increase the understanding of the involvement of children in the design process of the children s hospitals environment from their perspectives. The research methodology employed literature review and synthesis. The contribution of this research is to address the gap identified in the literature between the design process and the needs of its users, i.e. children. As a result, a better understanding of children and young people’s participation during the design process of hospital is intended to addresses the role of user perspective, the empowerment of the users, and the quality of the final outcome.