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KMID : 0948820230290020039
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Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture Journal
2023 Volume.29 No. 2 p.39 ~ p.48
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A Study on the Spatial Planning for the Establishment of Design Guideline for the Acute Psychiatric Ward in General Hospitals
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Jee Soo-In
Chai Choul-Gyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: In Korea, the increase rate of the number of mentally ill patients increases, and the hospitalization period for severely mentally ill patients to stay in acute wards is long and the re-hospitalization rate is high. In order to improve the dignity of patients with acute mental illness and to plan a therapeutic environment for this, this study attempted to present a basic framework of spacial planning for establishing guidelines for psychiatric acute ward in general hospitals.
Methods: By analyzing the acute psychiatric ward guidelines of the UK, Australia, and the US., this study analyzed the areas and required rooms of psychiatric acute ward in general hospitals, as well as the net floor area of each room, and the connection between the rooms.
Results: As a result of the study, the basic framework for the ward areas and the required rooms, the net floor areas of the rooms, and the connection between the rooms were presented for the establishment of guidelines for the psychiatric acute ward in general hospitals.
Implication: The results of the study will be used as a basic framework of space planning for establishing of guidelines for the psychiatric acute ward in general hospitals and will contribute to the establishment of detailed guidelines based on the space configuration through surveys and analysis of space use status, operation status, and expert interviews in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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psychiatric ward, spatial planning, ward areas, required rooms, net floor area
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