EMPATHIC DESIGN Rethinking Hospital furniture
Nicola Liston s3377561 nicolaliston00@gmail.com
commence... Pressure Injuries increase length of stay to between 10.2 and 14.1 days, compared with the average of 4.6 days. Costs to treat a single Pressure Injury can range up to $40,000 or more, depending on severity and associated costs such as hospital room and dressings. -Foster 2012 “Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care”
The cluster (of presure injuries) in the geriatric population accounts for about 70 % of all pressure ulcers -Thomas 2013 “Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population”
discover Australias Ageing population: The number of individuals in workforce for every one person over 65 years
Australia
1975
7.3
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
40% 35% 30% 25%
2015
4.5
20% 15% 10% 5%
2035
2030
2025
2020
2015
2010
2005
2000
1995
1990
1985
1980
1975
1970
1965
1960
0% 1955
2.7
1950
2055
Total Health expenditure to GDP ratio, 1986-87 to 2010-2011
10%
HEALTH EXPENDITURE TO GDp RATIO (percent)
9% 8% 7%
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database
Year
2008-09
2006-07
2004-05
2002-03
2000-01
1998-99
1996-97
1994-95
1992-93
1990-91
1988-89
1986-87
5%
2010-11
6%
Roger Ulrich in his research paper “View Through a Window” contends that environmental design intervention is shown to reduce patient stress, therefore it has potential to foster better clinical outcomes.”
EMPATHISE “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.� Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
EMPATHISE Excerpt from Jack Fisher Interview
NL:“When you were in Brunswick, what were your surrounds like there?” JF:Much better much nicer, I had my own room (private healthcare), own T.V, leather couch so I could use that if I wanted (provision of options) NL:“Do you remember what the colour scheme of the room was at all?” JF: “Mostly green and white and greys but it was really nice and I had a window.. The beds were well made very patient friendly, accessible” “East facing rooms had 3.67-day shorter hospital stay than patients in west-facing rooms” (Benedetti, Francesco et al., 2001).
INTERPRET
Escapism
Privacy
Noise Reduction
Empathy My research uncovered some key elements that were paramount when considering design for a hospital environment on an empathic level. These notions heavily shaped my design direction.
EMPATHIC DESIGN Escapism
Privacy
Noise Reduction
“Even fairly brief encounters with real or simulated nature settings can elicit significant recovery from stress within three minutes to five minutes at most (Parsons & Hartig, 2000
“Territory holders then benefit from a greater sense of self-determination, identity, and even safety.” (Gifford)
“Noise is a major cause of awakenings and sleep loss elevate blood pressure, increase heart and respiration rate, and worsen sleep (Johnson, 2001”