Assessment Of Landscape Design In Hospital Environments In Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

: Humans are thought to be affected by the visible landscape in a variety of ways, including aesthetic appreciation, good health, and overall happiness. Hospital landscapes have been shown in studies to provide psychological, physical, and social advantages that help patients recover. The therapeutic landscape has been a frequently utilized idea in the architecture of medical institutions in many regions of the world due to its healing benefits. This is the utilization of various landscape aspects in an area to assist patients in achieving physical, mental, and spiritual rehabilitation. On this note, the study examined the extent to which the design of the therapeutic landscape was adopted to improve patient recovery at selected treatment centers in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, to identify potential areas for improvement. This study adopted a high-quality research approach using direct observation and review of previous study literature related to the topic of data collection, content analysis, and quantitative data collection from respondents. According to the findings, none of the medical institutions surveyed employed a therapeutic landscape to complement the standard medical care they provided. Softscape elements like grass, shrubs, flowers, and trees were included in the medical institutions' sites, although they were not offered for therapeutic purposes, but rather for aesthetic and shade purposes. Finally, the study has added to the body of knowledge by demonstrating the extent to which the therapeutic landscape was used to improve patient recovery in the selected medical institutions in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study's findings add to the body of knowledge on the subject and lay the groundwork for future research in the field.