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A Study on Correlation between Therapeutic outdoor environments and Health outcomes in Geriatric Hospital

  • JOURNAL OF THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
  • Abbr : KIHA
  • 2012, 18(1), pp.45-52
  • Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
  • Research Area : Engineering > Architectural Engineering
  • Published : February 29, 2012

탁영란 1 안지연 2 JUNG, SO YOUNG 1

1한양대학교
2한북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to examine the outdoor environment of a geriatric hospital and explore its stress-relief impact upon those who utilize it. Post Occupancy Evaluation is employed to assess the effectiveness of a healthcare setting. This study is based on survey questionnaire including the users’ perception of outdoor environment, their perceived restorativeness, and quality of life. A total of one hundred and sixty individuals including patients, families and visitors, and healthcare staffs . As a result, it turns out that the therapeutic outdoor environment and its users’ health outcomes, such as reststroativeness and quality of life are significantly correlated. In conclusion, the finding of this research seems to demonstrate the potential that the therapeutic outdoor environment has for the improvement of its users’ health by enhancing.

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