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EFFECT OF SUPPORTIVE HEALING ENVIRONMENT’S DESIGN ELEMENTS ON CANCER PATIENTS IN EGYPT

JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE • 2017
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Sameir Hammad, Hammam Serageldin
الكلمات المفتاحية Supportive Design, Supportive Healing Environment (SHE), Oncology Centers Design, Cancer Patient, Psychosocial Support
المجلة العلمية JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
الناشر Not Available
المجلد 4
العدد 64
الصفحات Not Available
publication.type International
رابط البحث Not Available
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
The present work studied the design elements of oncology centers through its both theoretical and applied studies. According to the previous studies, contemporary supportive design theories were examined. The study aimed to construct a modified theoretical framework that fulfill the psychological needs of local/regional patients. Through the theoretical study, design elements could be classified into physical and complementary elements. The applied study exposed to the current status of these types of buildings through the author’s observation and questionnaire form distributed to three different user groups (outpatients, chemotherapy and radiotherapy patients). Using these tools, the present study concluded that some design principles were not applied in the case study sample. Therefore, study recommended some improvements that should be considered when constructing the new buildings or renewing existing buildings.