병실 실내디자인에 대한 고령 입원환자와 비환자 고령자의 선호비교

Abstract

Background: It is essential to accommodate elderly patients' distinctive needs and preferences in designing inpatient rooms which will have positive effects on their healing process and well-being. They should be carefully planned and designed in terms of elderly patients' needs and preferences to provide age-appropriate healing environments. This study examines the elders' preferences in inpatient room design. Methods: By contrasting an inpatient room for two patients with an alternative that has 8 different design elements made by 3D Mac we survey 100 elderly over 60 years old residing Pusan metropolitan area for their preferences through face to face interview. The 8 design elements were floor finishes, wall finishes, view from window, closet, bed, chair, lighting, and partition between beds. All of 9 sheets of images were made, each sheet has two images; the existing and an alternative one. The subjects were 100 over 60 years old, 50 hospitalized and 50 non-hospitalized. The interview was carried out using a questionnaire and 9 sheets of images in i-pad. They selected their preferred image from each sheet and evaluated two representative images using 16 adjective pairs. Result: The findings were as follows: 1) The elderly preferred the design of an alternative patient room to the existing one; 2) There were 3 and 4 design elements to be significantly different with their preferences on 8 design elements between the old patients and non-patients. The floor finish, closet, and curtain for dividing in the existing patient room and wooden bed, chair, view through window, and lighting in alternative one were preferred. 3) In case of using 16 adjective pairs, the subjects evaluated the alternative design more positively than the existing one. Conclusion: The patient room for the aged should be designed to be familiar, spacious, and enough storage space for personal items. Also, it should have visual privacy, comfort seating for care-givers, and controllable lighting.