The challenges of Nigerian hospital ward setting in providing for family participation
Healthcare facilities design is a complex and dynamic process that considers meeting the needs of each of its stakeholders. The design becomes more complex when it involves building for particular user groups with non-standard specification. The Nigerian healthcare delivery system like many other he...
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| author | Alkali, Ibrahim Abubakar Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan Said, Ismail |
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| description | Healthcare facilities design is a complex and dynamic process that considers meeting the needs of each of its stakeholders. The design becomes more complex when it involves building for particular user groups with non-standard specification. The Nigerian healthcare delivery system like many other health care systems in developing countries requires active participation of the patient's family member. However, the hospital setting in Nigeria has not been configured to accommodate their stay. This qualitative study is carried out to explore the extent of family participation in caring for their hospitalised ones with a view to identify design indices that will guide Nigerian hospital ward design. Data was obtained through observation and unstructured interview in a typical adult male and female surgical wards in one of the tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Data was analysed using classical content analysis method. The result shows the design indices generated from patient's families involvement required in the Nigerian hospital ward configuration. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-628512017-06-18T07:08:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/62851/ The challenges of Nigerian hospital ward setting in providing for family participation Alkali, Ibrahim Abubakar Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan Said, Ismail TH Building construction Healthcare facilities design is a complex and dynamic process that considers meeting the needs of each of its stakeholders. The design becomes more complex when it involves building for particular user groups with non-standard specification. The Nigerian healthcare delivery system like many other health care systems in developing countries requires active participation of the patient's family member. However, the hospital setting in Nigeria has not been configured to accommodate their stay. This qualitative study is carried out to explore the extent of family participation in caring for their hospitalised ones with a view to identify design indices that will guide Nigerian hospital ward design. Data was obtained through observation and unstructured interview in a typical adult male and female surgical wards in one of the tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Data was analysed using classical content analysis method. The result shows the design indices generated from patient's families involvement required in the Nigerian hospital ward configuration. Trans Tech Publication 2014 Article PeerReviewed Alkali, Ibrahim Abubakar and Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan and Said, Ismail (2014) The challenges of Nigerian hospital ward setting in providing for family participation. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 584-58 . pp. 142-151. ISSN 1660-9336 http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.584-586.142 DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.584-586.142 |
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