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Psychoesthetic Environmental Design for Pediatric Care Facilities

Psychoesthetic Environmental Design for Pediatric Care Facilities by J. ALAN RAPPAZZO JACCH PAGE 85 A health care facility for children can Kirschbaum, & Lenihan, 1953), and other improve the total care of its patients by studies have supported this finding (Eike- satisfying the collective demands of their land, 1973; Plank, Caughey, & Lipson, 1959). esthetic, emotional, and psychological needs. hloncrieff (195 1) proclaims “The emotional An excellent beginning is to provide an needs of the sick child need as much considera- inviting, colorful environment, designed to tion as his food or drug therapy” (p.3). Prugh, meet the needs of the child, which in itself et. al. (1953) states “Although 3 persistently expresses the concern of the facility for the traumatic effect of an emotional nature arising comfort of the patient. Following some basic from hospitalization does not seem to be principles and using some imagination, a inevitable, the possibility of such an effect facility can accomplish this task with little appears great enough to warrant the applica- expense and much delight to the patient, tion of special prophylactic measures.. .the goal his/her family, and the working personnel. of such programs is prevention of serious Health care facilities are responsible for emotional problems of patients through the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals Taylor & Francis

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Psychoesthetic Environmental Design for Pediatric Care Facilities

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by J. ALAN RAPPAZZO JACCH PAGE 85 A health care facility for children can Kirschbaum, & Lenihan, 1953), and other improve the total care of its patients by studies have supported this finding (Eike- satisfying the collective demands of their land, 1973; Plank, Caughey, & Lipson, 1959). esthetic, emotional, and psychological needs. hloncrieff (195 1) proclaims “The emotional An excellent beginning is to provide an needs of the sick child need as much considera- inviting, colorful...
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by J. ALAN RAPPAZZO JACCH PAGE 85 A health care facility for children can Kirschbaum, & Lenihan, 1953), and other improve the total care of its patients by studies have supported this finding (Eike- satisfying the collective demands of their land, 1973; Plank, Caughey, & Lipson, 1959). esthetic, emotional, and psychological needs. hloncrieff (195 1) proclaims “The emotional An excellent beginning is to provide an needs of the sick child need as much considera- inviting, colorful environment, designed to tion as his food or drug therapy” (p.3). Prugh, meet the needs of the child, which in itself et. al. (1953) states “Although 3 persistently expresses the concern of the facility for the traumatic effect of an emotional nature arising comfort of the patient. Following some basic from hospitalization does not seem to be principles and using some imagination, a inevitable, the possibility of such an effect facility can accomplish this task with little appears great enough to warrant the applica- expense and much delight to the patient, tion of special prophylactic measures.. .the goal his/her family, and the working personnel. of such programs is prevention of serious Health care facilities are responsible for emotional problems of patients through the

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Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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