Healing environment of pediatric wards
Healing, unlike curing, is a psychological and spiritual concept of health. As perception is also psychological, it is most likely that a relationship exists between healing and the physical environment. What is the status of design trends in relation to the healing environment in Malaysian pediatri...
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2-s2.0-78549238917 Abbas M.Y.; Ghazali R. Healing environment of pediatric wards 2010 Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 5 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.215 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78549238917&doi=10.1016%2fj.sbspro.2010.07.215&partnerID=40&md5=600a94510030274433ae4ff7ac51fb4c Healing, unlike curing, is a psychological and spiritual concept of health. As perception is also psychological, it is most likely that a relationship exists between healing and the physical environment. What is the status of design trends in relation to the healing environment in Malaysian pediatric wards? Based on a pilot study, this paper evaluated three pediatric wards which depicted design trends of the last three decades. The methodology involved evaluation toolkits, photographic documentations and unstructured interviews. Despite positive design trends for the healing environment, those lacked considerations for pediatric ergonomics and audio theraphies. Implications of the findings were discussed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Elsevier Ltd 18770428 English Conference paper All Open Access; Gold Open Access |
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Healing, unlike curing, is a psychological and spiritual concept of health. As perception is also psychological, it is most likely that a relationship exists between healing and the physical environment. What is the status of design trends in relation to the healing environment in Malaysian pediatric wards? Based on a pilot study, this paper evaluated three pediatric wards which depicted design trends of the last three decades. The methodology involved evaluation toolkits, photographic documentations and unstructured interviews. Despite positive design trends for the healing environment, those lacked considerations for pediatric ergonomics and audio theraphies. Implications of the findings were discussed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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