Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture (의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집)
- Volume 6 Issue 10
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- Pages.7-14
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- 2000
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- 2733-8649(pISSN)
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- 2733-8657(eISSN)
A Study on the Affordence of Built Environment and the Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Residents at Welfare Facilities
양로시설 입소노인의 생활만족도 향상을 위한 건조환경의 지원성에 관한 연구
Abstract
The aim of this study is to derive design guidelines which improve the life satisfaction of elderly residents at welfare facilities. There are many factors affecting on satisfaction with life of the institutionized elderly, but this study focuses on architectural factors. So, two factors are derived, the first factor is the behavier facilitation and the second is the social-interaction. In this study, the behavier facilitation, which was considerd by elderly's physical feature, means safety, discrimination and adaptability. The social interaction, which was considerd by elderly's psychological feature, was supported by homogeneous, approximate, privacy, territoriality, personalization, and control.