헬스케어공간 서비스스케이프의 공간 시나리오 특성 연구

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) Contemporary society is focusing on healthcare, the pillar for good physical and psychological health as it transitions to an aging society. In particular, service design methods regarding healthcare, represent a comprehensive environment in which service communication is formed through the provision of medical service, and space scenarios for user experience takes on added importance. (Method) This study investigated the lobby servicescape space in “Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital” as a typical case of a healthcare space. The overall service environment was evaluated by analyzing the characteristics related to physical evidence of each service experience and the extent of reflection of servicescape characteristic factors in the space scenario. The service experience results of healthcare space users were analyzed based on the space scenario analysis model of “healthcare space servicescape” that structured the servicescape characteristic factors (physical contexts, sequential process, interactive communication) and the space scenario composition factors extracted from theoretical studies and preceding studies related to healthcare spaces and servicescapes. (Results) The results of this study showed that the resting space centered around a media wall used as guiding signage with differentiated color and size acted as mutual communication factors for the overall space, increasing both convenience and informativity. Moreover, it also acted as a primary visual device, enabling an accessible sequential process by providing a link for its smooth influx into a subsequent service experience. Meanwhile, service pain points were caused by the lack of aesthetic difference among major typical components of the servicescape, such as the information desk and amenities, and an arrangement that disrupted the consequent flow, which were problematic for the delivery of services in the healthcare space. (Conclusions) The formation of servicescapes based on space scenario study on service experiences was found to be essential for accommodating the psychological and physical needs of users in healthcare spaces like the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital lobby space by comprehensively analyzing service touch points reflecting the factors of the servicescape. In other words, the servicescape of healthcare spaces should be formed with spatial design that ensures a smooth continuation of various service experiences on the basis of continuous and consecutive flow, leading to an effective mutual communication.