TY - GEN
T1 - Study of Spatial Design Influence on Patient’s Movement in Emergency Department
AU - Dixit, Shriharsh Ashok
AU - Devi, Nandineni Rama
AU - Somu, G.
AU - Balakrishnan, Jayaraj
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - In the realm of health care, spatial design plays a crucial role in shaping the patients’ journey within hospitals. The arrangement of spaces, use of color schemes, lighting techniques, and integration of natural elements all contribute to creating an atmosphere that can either enhance or hinder healing processes. As researchers increasingly recognize the significance of environmental factors on patient outcomes, understanding how spatial design shapes these journeys becomes paramount for improving health-care delivery and overall patient satisfaction. This paper aims to investigate the potential role of the emergency department (ED) layout in influencing the patient’s movement. Understanding the influential spaces of layout and flow on patient experience within hospital is important for creating environments that promote healing and well-being. To achieve this aim, the methodology consisted of comprehensive literature review and primary case study. The literature study focused on types of disasters along with their impact on hospitals. Numerous codes, standards and guidelines were considered for Disaster Management and Hospital Safety. Primary case study involved observation method and Focused Group Discussion Method to extract the condensed information from the stakeholders. The assessing characteristics such as patient movement, connectivity, privacy, perceptibility, duration, and circulation were considered. The outcome of the study highlighted important indicators at site, building and unit level which played a crucial role in the movement and circulation of the patients. The results of the study are an excellent source of information for health designers, which play a vital role in ensuring that patients have a safe and healthy environment.
AB - In the realm of health care, spatial design plays a crucial role in shaping the patients’ journey within hospitals. The arrangement of spaces, use of color schemes, lighting techniques, and integration of natural elements all contribute to creating an atmosphere that can either enhance or hinder healing processes. As researchers increasingly recognize the significance of environmental factors on patient outcomes, understanding how spatial design shapes these journeys becomes paramount for improving health-care delivery and overall patient satisfaction. This paper aims to investigate the potential role of the emergency department (ED) layout in influencing the patient’s movement. Understanding the influential spaces of layout and flow on patient experience within hospital is important for creating environments that promote healing and well-being. To achieve this aim, the methodology consisted of comprehensive literature review and primary case study. The literature study focused on types of disasters along with their impact on hospitals. Numerous codes, standards and guidelines were considered for Disaster Management and Hospital Safety. Primary case study involved observation method and Focused Group Discussion Method to extract the condensed information from the stakeholders. The assessing characteristics such as patient movement, connectivity, privacy, perceptibility, duration, and circulation were considered. The outcome of the study highlighted important indicators at site, building and unit level which played a crucial role in the movement and circulation of the patients. The results of the study are an excellent source of information for health designers, which play a vital role in ensuring that patients have a safe and healthy environment.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-97-4988-1_65
DO - 10.1007/978-981-97-4988-1_65
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85207826449
SN - 9789819749874
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 1167
EP - 1183
BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Trends in Architecture and Construction - ICTAC-2024
A2 - Varma, Anurag
A2 - Chand Sharma, Vikas
A2 - Tarsi, Elena
A2 - Tarsi, Elena
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Trends in Architecture and Construction, ICTAC 2024
Y2 - 9 April 2024 through 9 April 2024
ER -