Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper summarizes the opinions of experts who participated in designing the environment of a children’s hospital and reports the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among hospital users.
The grounded theory method was adopted to analyze 292 concepts, 79 open codes, 25 axial codes, and 4 selective codes; in addition, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analysis were performed to identify elements for designing a healing environment in a children’s hospital, and 21 elements from 4 dimensions, namely, emotions, space design, interpersonal interaction, and pleasant surroundings, were determined.
Subsequently, this study examined the perceptions of 401 children at National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital.
The results revealed that, regarding the children’s responses to the four dimensions and their overall perception, younger children accepted the healing environment to a significantly higher degree than did older children.
The sex effect was significant for the space design dimension, and it was not significant for the other dimensions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Woo, Jeng-Chung& Lin, Yi-Ling. 2016. Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108697
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Woo, Jeng-Chung& Lin, Yi-Ling. Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108697
American Medical Association (AMA)
Woo, Jeng-Chung& Lin, Yi-Ling. Kids’ Perceptions toward Children’s Ward Healing Environments: A Case Study of Taiwan University Children’s Hospital. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108697
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108697