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KMID : 0948820130190010023
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Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture Journal
2013 Volume.19 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.34
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A Study on the Healing Rest Space in Pediatric Ward
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Jung So-Young
Kim Ye-Seul
Choi Kwang-Seok
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Abstract
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Purpose: Many researches have clearly begun to address the relationship between people and their physical environments. These represent that children experience traditional hospital environments as unpleasant and scary. More specifically, children in hospitals face many psychological and emotional challenges: isolation, painful procedures, separation from family members, all in unfamiliar settings. For this reason, some have argued that the children’s experiences within hospital environments can lead to poorer health outcomes. This study has been started in order to provide basic informations for the planning of Healing rest space in pediatric ward.
Methods: Literature reviewes and field surveys to rest space at pediatric ward in Korea and foreign country have been conducted for the data collection.
Results: The result of this study can be summarized into eight environment factor for healing rest space in pediatric ward: family, noise, safe, choice opportunity, light, privacy, social support and distract from disease or death.
Implications: In the rest space in pediatric ward, it is necessary to consider healing rest space for promoting healing from disease and normal developing of children.
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KEYWORD
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Children's Hospital , Healing Environments , Rest Space , Evidence-Based Design
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