The Role of Green Spaces in Improving Quality of Pediatric Hospitals of Tehran

Khodakhah Jeddi, Laleh; Ghobadian, Vahid; Shali Amini, Vahid

doi:10.22034/ias.2021.281631.1591

The Role of Green Spaces in Improving Quality of Pediatric Hospitals of Tehran

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Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/ias.2021.281631.1591

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review and present solutions in the design of green space of medical centers based on changing the views of designers in design to be able to increase the quality of the hospital environment and accelerate the recovery process of patients and reduce their anxiety. The required information was collected from the hospital environment using questionnaires between girls and boys with special experience. To analyze the data, t-test was used in SPSS 18 software. According to the value of t-test statistics obtained from the research hypotheses and the level of significance obtained (0.000 (sig =), it can be said that between the average effect of green space design in the hospital and accelerating the recovery process of patients, reducing children's anxiety, improving environmental quality There is a significant difference between treatment center and responding to children's health and mental needs, since the average effect of green space design in the hospital for these factors is higher than the theoretical average, it can be concluded that green space design in children's hospital affects these factors. The results of research show that environmental architecture using factors such as green space, color, light, etc. affect the behavior of children and a case that should be emphasized in the design of such health and treatment environments for children. That is, that center should be able to support mentally ill patients by creating optimal conditions.

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