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The study aims to explore the benefits, challenges, and design considerations of outdoor therapy environments from the perspectives of rehabilitation and design professionals.

August 13, 2026HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Outdoor Therapy Environments: Integrating Perspectives From Rehabilitation and Design Professionals

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Exploratory qualitative study identifies benefits and challenges in outdoor therapy spaces, highlighting the need for collaboration between rehabilitation and design experts.

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The study aims to explore the benefits, challenges, and design considerations of outdoor therapy environments from the perspectives of rehabilitation and design professionals.
Exploratory qualitative study using thematic analysis.
In-depth semi-structured interviews with 23 rehabilitation and design professionals.
Interviews conducted remotely with a purposive sample.
Five themes identified: holistic health impact, real-world activities as therapy, control-choice paradox, hazards and discomforts, logistical and management barriers.
Distinguished spatial typologies: publicly owned dispersed sites and privately owned centralized sites.
Nineteen environmental features prioritized, with terrain variety (91%), environmental variety and choice (87%), and graduated challenge (70%) most cited.

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A 2026 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d75f62b0e0cff3f63f003 https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867261474206

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Exploratory qualitative study identifies benefits and challenges in outdoor therapy spaces, highlighting the need for collaboration between rehabilitation and design experts.

Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Outdoor Therapy Environments: Integrating Perspectives From Rehabilitation and Design Professionals

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Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Outdoor Therapy Environments: Integrating Perspectives From Rehabilitation and Design Professionals

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