Research Article
The Nigerian HealthCare Facilities: Need for Adopting Evidence-Based Design as an Innovative Approach for Improved Health and Wellbeing
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_4, author={Iyendo Onosahwo Timothy and Patrick Chukwuemeke Uwajeh and Adenike Bamisaye}, title={The Nigerian HealthCare Facilities: Need for Adopting Evidence-Based Design as an Innovative Approach for Improved Health and Wellbeing}, proceedings={Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas. 5th EAI International Conference, InterSol 2022, Abuja, Nigeria, March 23-24, 2022, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={INTERSOL}, year={2023}, month={2}, keywords={Evidence-based design Healthcare facilities Design factor Wellbeing}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_4} }- Iyendo Onosahwo Timothy
Patrick Chukwuemeke Uwajeh
Adenike Bamisaye
Year: 2023
The Nigerian HealthCare Facilities: Need for Adopting Evidence-Based Design as an Innovative Approach for Improved Health and Wellbeing
INTERSOL
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23116-2_4
Abstract
As a result of innovative design technological approaches and practices, healthcare design has dramatically improved over the years. This has resulted in the emergence of new domains in the design of healthcare facilities. One facet of these domains is “evidence-based design” (EBD) practices, which have left indelible imprints on healthcare design and the built environment by focusing on end-users. EBD has become a beneficial trend in healthcare design and is predominantly applied in the United States and Europe. However, this design practice has not been significantly utilized in the design of Nigerian healthcare facilities. Therefore, this paper examines the level of awareness, uptake, and prevalence of EBD factors in five selected healthcare facilities (general hospitals) in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. It also highlights the function, design aspects, principles, process, and stages of EBD in the healthcare design process. A qualitative research design was adopted for the present study. A structured checklist was distributed to patients (N = 25) and staff (N = 25) to obtain their views on the EBD intervention at selected general hospitals. The researcher’s observation was used to collect other additional data. The results show that incorporating EBD elements into the design of healthcare facilities in Nigeria will significantly reduce stress, increase job satisfaction, and improve overall health outcomes.
