LET’S BUILD CARE!
“Building Support for Children and Families Affected by Stroke” is an internationally funded European research project aimed at improving the built environment for the everyday lives of children affected by stroke. This platform shares insights and research results from our interdisciplinary collaboration involving architects, health economists, and cognitive neuroscientists from Germany, Austria, and Belgium. With this, we hope to inspire creating more inclusive, supportive and enabling environments.
Based on user research, we developed profiles of children affected by stroke. These personas help us understand their needs, behaviors, and expectations, making them and their families more visible in the design process.
We investigated how the built environment affects everyday life of children and families after stroke – including informal settings like home and school, and formal care environments such as hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
We collected socioeconomic data on childhood stroke, including hospital costs, home adaptations, and caregiver time. The results show the financial burden families face after a child experiences a stroke.
Access all material created during the Build Care project: journal, conference and book articles, presentations, and more. These resources are free to explore and can support research, teaching, and practice.
BUILD CARE
Building Support for Children and Families Affected by Stroke
Project Partners
Project Cooperations
Project Fundings
International
The BUILD CARE Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programm unter the EJP RD COFUND N°825575.
National
This project received partial national funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) in Austria [grant no: I 5886]; the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) in Germany [grant no: 01GM2109]; and the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) in Belgium [grant no: G0G5221N].
