Evaluating the effect of the characteristics of the hospital body on the stress of patients (Study sample: patients admitted to Isar Ardabil Hospital)

Subject Areas : Social issues of Iran

Abbas Armantalab ¹ , Tohid Hatami Khanghahi ² , Akbar Abravesh ³ , Vahid Vaziri ⁴

1 - PhD Student, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal, Iran
2 - Associate professor, Department of Architecture, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
4 - Associate professor, Department of Architecture, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

Received: 2022-12-16 Accepted : 2023-05-06 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: Stress, Hospital body, Mental Patients,

Abstract :

This research investigated the effect of the body of the hospital spaces on stress in neuropsychiatric patients. From the statistical population, which includes all male patients (veterans and non-veterans) hospitalized in Isar Neuropsychiatric Hospital of Ardabil, a sample of 50 people was selected by available sampling during May to July 2019. For data analysis, multiple linear regression model was used, with 10 physical indicators of patient room architecture as independent variables and patients' stress level as dependent variable. The independent variables were evaluated by architectural experts and the 21-question DASS-21 questionnaire was used to calculate the amount of patients' stress. Natural light, control of disturbing noises, "variety in the shape, color and material of furniture" and the position of the patient's bed compared to other beds, furniture and openings respectively had the greatest impact on reducing patients' stress. In the case of veteran patients, artificial light, natural light, distance to the toilet, "the position of the patient's bed in relation to other beds, furniture and openings", control of disturbing sounds, and "variety in the shape, color and material of furniture" have the most impact on Veteran patients had a reduction in stress. In the case of non-veteran patients, only "natural light" had a significant effect on stress reduction. The findings showed that the architecture of interior spaces had a significant effect on reducing stress. Also, this effect is different between veteran and non-veteran groups. The effect rate was higher for veteran patients than for non-veteran patients.