Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital

Woo, Jeng-Chung; Lin, Yi-Ling

doi:10.1155/2016/8184653

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“…The opposite trend was reported in a study from Taiwan, where a hospital environment featuring vivid, warm, and comfortable elements was added specifically for the children. It includes an open-air hanging garden, outdoor sculptures in the hospital's outer premises, a decorated waiting area, a donut-shaped lounge, turf, and warm sunlight in the hallway ( 64 ). The green, lush, nature-enriched hospital outer premises can counter the worry and fear of hospitals, as supported by decades of healthcare literature ( 65 , 66 ).…”

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Assessing child satisfaction and expectations for developing a child-friendly environment at the pediatric department in a general hospital in Qatar

Pattabi,

Nazarene,

Varghese

et al. 2024

Front. Pediatr.

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Background“Patient-centered” care positions the patient at the core and emphasizes fulfilling their unique needs, preferences, and values. This approach is particularly significant in the context of children. Although widely recognized as necessary, this approach is not universally implemented. The children find themselves in hospital wards where they are required to follow protocols and systems designed primarily for adults. In the appropriate atmosphere, children often express themselves more effectively through words, body language, and play, leading to a richer understanding of their needs. There is growing recognition of the importance of addressing children's concerns regarding hospital environments.AimThis study investigates children's satisfaction with the physical aspect of the hospital environment. Insights from this exploration could provide valuable input for creating hospital environments centered around children's needs and preferences.MethodsThis mixed-methods study involves children aged 6–14 years with parental consent from a premiere healthcare provider in the state of Qatar. The survey used nine items to gauge satisfaction with the existing hospital environment as a “child-friendly hospital” and another nine items to explore their expectations for such environments. The Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests as well as thematic analyses were employed to assess the statistical significance of differences in satisfaction levels and children's expectations of the hospital's physical environment.ResultsA total of 398 children participated in the study. Of them, 40.3% were aged 6–8 years; 60.3% had experienced two to five hospital visits; 55.8% of children participated during their outpatient service visit; and 31.7% were Asian. Children's satisfaction levels with various aspects of the hospital environment—including its physical appearance, signage, lounge, consultant rooms, corridors, bedrooms, TV content, toys, and staff uniforms—were in the range of 42.9%–59%. The children expressed a desire for a hospital environment that is spacious, colorful, attractive, and filled with cartoon characters and toys in the children's hospital from the front lounge to the inpatient units.ConclusionThe findings underline the importance of considering the perspectives of children in evidence-based healthcare design. The study reveals that children's satisfaction with the hospital environment is generally average or below average. Ultimately, a “child-friendly hospital environment” integrates children's rights into healthcare to significantly improve outcomes.

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“…Children's age and sex are reported to be statistically significant in their satisfaction with a hospital's physical environment ( 64 ). However, the other demographic variables were not proven to have significance in our study regarding satisfaction with the hospital's physical environment.…”

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Assessing child satisfaction and expectations for developing a child-friendly environment at the pediatric department in a general hospital in Qatar

Pattabi,

Nazarene,

Varghese

et al. 2024

Front. Pediatr.

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“…Suggestions of parent support groups and emotional, expressive activities are feasible with minimal resources, and thus possible to incorporate into hospital policies. Healing environments have become crucial aspects of medical care, and pertinence of these for younger children is noted [31].…”

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Psychological health of young children undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A cross-sectional study

Chari¹,

Hirisave²

2020

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental H

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“…The indoor environment, including safety, lighting, sound, color, creative artworks, and furniture is an essential element to consider when constructing a medical environment [3,4]. Additionally, nature, neutral colors, the sound of treatment at the clinic, and cooperation with the patient's family have been reported as factors that increase the treatment effect in the treatment environment [5]. It was recently reported that the use of a warm color (yellow) and a cool color (blue) together in a pediatric dentistry environment can create a positive treatment environment and that black and red have a negative effect [6].…”

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Assessment of Color Perception and Preference with Eye-Tracking Analysis in a Dental Treatment Environment

Song

Kim

Lee

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Nowadays, medical facilities are developing their treatment environment to provide better services to their patients. In particular, dental hospitals have been considered uncomfortable and uninviting spaces, which needs to change so that people can visit easily and feel more relaxed. However, only a few systematic studies have reported on the demand for building a comfortable space. This study aimed to investigate gaze characteristics based on a color preference survey of the dental unit chair, which has the most influence on spatial perception in the dental treatment environment, using an eye tracking technique for color. The results of this study showed that the color perception by eye tracking and the color preference by survey did not tend to match. The color most viewed by a majority of subjects was pink, which attracted a high level of attention, regardless of personal preference. In addition, for the psychological color images associated with color preference, the subjects tended to prefer images such as warmth, friendliness, and calmness. This appeared to reflect the psychology of the subjects who wished to replace their feelings of anxiety or fear when going to the dental hospital with comfort and tranquility. Therefore, colors that can provide comfort and tranquility to patients should be considered first as visual elements (e.g., brown) in creating a dental treatment environment.

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Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

Assessing child satisfaction and expectations for developing a child-friendly environment at the pediatric department in a general hospital in Qatar

Assessing child satisfaction and expectations for developing a child-friendly environment at the pediatric department in a general hospital in Qatar

Psychological health of young children undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A cross-sectional study

Assessment of Color Perception and Preference with Eye-Tracking Analysis in a Dental Treatment Environment

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