Implementation of the Healing Environment Approach in the Chemotherapy Unit of the Dharmais Cancer Hospital

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210805.078How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Healing Environment, Psychology, Chemotherapy Unit

Abstract

Cancer is a disease that causes death in the world. One of the treatments for cancer is chemotherapy, which causes side effects that can reduce the patient’s health condition, namely stress. A comfortable and soothing environment can have a positive impact on the patient’s psychological condition, especially stress conditions caused by chemotherapy treatment. Healing Environment is an approach that can influence psychological conditions by integrating natural elements. The application of the Healing Environment to the interior of the chemotherapy unit is based on three aspects, namely the natural aspect which is manifested through the use of colour, the psychological aspect which is manifested through the provision of interactive facilities for patients, and the five sensory aspects which are manifested through the selection of shapes and colours. The purpose of this study was to implement the Healing Environment approach in the chemotherapy unit at Dharmais Cancer Hospital. This study uses a design process according to the book Designing Interiors by Rosemary Kilmer. The design produced by the Chemotherapy Unit has gone through the development of the healing environment approach by thinking about aspects of the healing environment itself. The natural aspect is presented through the colour selection to create a natural atmosphere. The psychological aspect is presented with an interactive wall for patients to be free to be creative. The five senses aspects are presented by choosing the dominance of form and colour selection.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Talia Yunita
AU  - Franky Liauw
AU  - Maitri Widya Mutiara
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/08
TI  - Implementation of the Healing Environment Approach in the Chemotherapy Unit of the Dharmais Cancer Hospital
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities (ICEBSH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 497
EP  - 502
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210805.078
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210805.078
ID  - Yunita2021
ER  -