Explaining the Effective Physical Factors in Improving the Subjective Dimension of Quality of Life in the Aged Care Centers (Case Study: Sadeghieh, Ghadir, and Yas Aged Care Center in Isfahan)
Atena sadat Hashemi Fesharaki
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PhD student of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Seyedeh Marzieh Tabaeian
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Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Samar Haghighi Boroojeni
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Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Maryam pourshams
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Assistant Professor,Department of Psychiatry, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Keywords: quality of life, Isfahan, physical, Subjective dimension, Aged care center,
Abstract :
The aged population is growing rapidly. The course of changes in care for the aged has moved from large families to care spaces. Due to their function, care spaces for the aged inherently bring negative feelings such as feelings of separation and lack of affection to the aged. The poor design of these spaces, without considering the physical and mental needs of the aged, has intensified these effects. The primary goal of this study is to determine the physical factors that are effective in improving the subjective dimension of the quality of aged care spaces. The design of this study is combined and its strategy in the qualitative section is descriptive-analytical and field and survey in the quantitative section in terms of data collection. Thus, the opinions of the aged about the characteristics of high-quality indoor spaces were analyzed by the confirmatory factor analysis method in the SPSS software. Also, to examine and compare the components, a Student's t-test was used. The results showed that based on the opinions of the aged and theoretical studies, the subjective dimension of the quality of care spaces is related to four main themes, including the sense of belonging, legibility, visual proportions, safety, and security. According to the results of this study, the obtained themes indicate that dealing with physical components by creating visual attractions, satisfaction, spatial arrangement, and safety standards can make the space important for the aged and increase the quality of the care space. The opinions of the aged confirm the interactive approach and subjective understanding of the space, which determines the effective components of the subjective dimension of architectural quality.
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