COMFORT EVALUATION AND HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS QUALITY

Authors

  • Ana Virgínia Carvalhaes de Faria Sampaio Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Suzana Sousa Chagas Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4237/gtp.v5i2.107

Keywords:

healthcare facilities architecture, humanization, environmental comfort,

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is the dissemination of part of an instrument that can help hospital environments evaluation as well as being used by architecture professionals in the area of health in general, to create more humane, comfortable and quality spaces. From a literature review and from the results achieved in a research that was part of the development of the doctoral thesis, begun another study, still in developing, which has already contributed to some conclusions as these that originated this paper, with respect, specifically, to guidelines of comfort, quality and humanization of hospital facilities. The results of this study are some evaluation tables with suggested guidelines for obtaining high-quality environments. These tables are part of the instrument originated from the thesis, the AVALHOSP. It is expected with this paper that it will contribute to improving the hospital environments through the awareness of professionals who design hospitals or healthcare facilities

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Virgínia Carvalhaes de Faria Sampaio, Universidade Estadual de Londrina
    Docente das Disciplinas Conforto Ambiental e Avaliação Pós-Ocupação do Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná.
  • Suzana Sousa Chagas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina
    Discente de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

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Published

2010-11-11

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2010): Post-occupation evaluation and design feedback

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How to Cite

SAMPAIO, Ana Virgínia Carvalhaes de Faria; CHAGAS, Suzana Sousa. COMFORT EVALUATION AND HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS QUALITY. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos (Design Management and Technology), São Carlos, v. 5, n. 2, p. p. 155–179, 2010. DOI: 10.4237/gtp.v5i2.107. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/gestaodeprojetos/article/view/50990.. Acesso em: 3 apr. 2025.