Multi-dimensional model of hospital and healthcare environment for patients with cancer and their family

Aims: A renewed interest in hospital design provides an opportunity to consider hospitals and health care center as ‘therapeutic environments’ for patients with cancer and their family. Noting that the therapeutic value of hospitals is related to their physical, social and symbolic design. Results: In this research was introduced a multi-dimensional model of healing spaces that meet patients with cancer, their family and staff’s needs. The first axis allocated to special needs: hospitals should be clinically efficient, be integrated within the community, be accessible to consumers and the public, and encourage patient and staff well-being. Second axis related to Healing Spaces (Elements of Environmental Design That Make an Impact on Health such as healing gardens): attempt to reduce stress and anxiety, increase patient satisfaction, and promote health and healing, safety and well communicated to the staff. The third axis improves psychosocial environment where they were seen as a unique person: the patients wanted to support a good physical environment. The fourth axis concluded reinforcement of self-control or self-management in patients (special who resident for long-term in hospitals), appearance and beatification.Conclusion: In this model is emphasized on being meaningful, healing hospital environment feet to patients with cancer’ requests and enhance co-designing (inviting patients and caregivers to contribute to decision-making and discussions about their needs and perception to design health environment).

کلیدواژه ها:

Hospital ، Healing environment ، Patients with cancer