Impact of Environment on Healing Process in Women’s Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria : Medical Practitioners’ Perspective

Babalola, Daniel Olatunde and SEFIA, Eruemuvoke Philippa and Zappa, Balami and Mobolaji-Sanni, Oluwaseyi Ayotomiwa (2023) Impact of Environment on Healing Process in Women’s Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria : Medical Practitioners’ Perspective. Journal of Environment Sciences, 22 (1). pp. 41-54. ISSN 1118-8936

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Abstract

This research investigated the effect of healing environments on patient health outcomes in Women hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria. It focused on the viewpoints of healthcare practitioners, who play an important role in aiding the healing process to uncover key design elements that improve patient health outcomes. It employed semi-structured interviews with 20 out of estimated study the population of 96 medical practitioners in the six (6) women hospitals, and observation in the investigation. Data were analyzed based on themes and statistical software (SPSS26) for descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that majority of medical practitioners in the hospitals were highly educated females. The buildings which were of diverse configurations, were of two-to-five (2-5) floors Commissioned in the years 1990-2021. Eight elements of the surrounding environment identified by health practitioners that have a positive effect on patients are, a clean surrounding; colours used in hospital; ventilation and quality of the air present; natural and artificial lighting; paintings and decorations; a view of natural elements and interaction with the outdoor; privacy and spatial organization. It further revealed very high-level effect of the identified environmental elements on patients’ healing process in the study area. The paper recommended implementation or improvement (as applicable to each health facility) of identified environmental elements influencing healing process of patients to highest standards in the study area.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Design elements, evidence-based design, healing environment, women’s healthcare facility
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2024 09:10
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2024 09:10
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/18424

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