INFLUENCE OF HOSPITAL ROOM ENVIRONMENT ON THE REDUCTION OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN THE EARLY STAGE OF STROKE

摘要

In this paper, research is focused on acquiring an answer to the question, if and to what degree a quality physical environment of a hospital can contribute to the mood, i.e. to the reduction of anxiety and depression, and finally influence the faster patient recovery in acute phase of ischemic stroke treatment. Various studies confirm that physical healthcare environment significantly contributes to improvement of patients condition in the process of rehabilitation, however, there are studies that show such contribution to be minimum. The goal was to determine the amount of influence the physical environment has on the acute phase of stroke treatment, by using the objective Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), by comparing two groups of research participants, patients who stayed in a poorer room environment (before hospital reconstruction), and patients who stayed in fully equipped hospital apartments (after hospital reconstruction). After data processing, results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in expressing signs of anxious-depressive syndrome between groups of patients who stayed in different hospital environments, before and after the reconstruction of patients rooms.