Rethinking stroke rehabilitation space of tomorrow; investigating human-centered physical environment factors that promote stroke patients’ well-being and healthcare staff synergy
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
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Master's Thesis
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Stroke is one of the biggest health threats to
society. More than 25,000 people in Sweden
suffer from a stroke annually, which can result
in long-term physical, emotional, and cognitive
challenges and disability. Consequently, stroke
survival and the decrease in brain damage
are dependent upon early acute treatment and
rehabilitation.
Many studies indicate that stroke unit patients
are alone and inactive. Patients spent the
majority of the day by themselves in their
rooms and similarly took part in a limited
number of training activities, which reflects the
low use of specialized training facilities.
In addition, many new building units were
created with many single rooms and limited
characteristics of shared space, which may
have prevented patients from being visible in
public areas and to staff. The conclusion of this
study was that the architecture failed to
promote patients’ recovery and well-being.
Stroke rehabilitation is a unique and under
studied part of healthcare. Because of this,
most of the research on healthcare design
has been done in acute care settings
like operating rooms and intensive care units.
Which primary aims for acute care patients
who are frequently bedridden are diagnosis.
But even so, people in stroke rehabilitation
are more aware and must be active, motivated
participants in their care. Thus, the findings
from acute care environments may not be
applicable to stroke rehabilitation. During
stroke patients’ stays in a unit, they must
train and participate in activities throughout
rehabilitation, but boredom, a lack of
excitement, exhaustion, and feelings of
powerlessness frequently demotivate patients.
This thesis aims to improve the user experience
and outcomes of rehabilitation by curating
a human-centered design approach in
collaboration with a multi-professional team
(stroke patients, relatives, staffs, and architects).
Applying empowerment, communication, and
risk levels as parameters, design an inpatient
stroke and rehabilitation facility at Hässleholm
Hospital with a focus on how the physical
environment can best promote stroke patients’
well-being and synergies with healthcare staff
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Stroke rehabilitation, Healing environment, Supportive environment, Design for health, Evidence-based design, Sustainability