Open AccessHow does the hospital environment communicate?
Author(s) -
Antonio Maconi,
Mariasilvia Como,
E. Franco,
Roberta Lombardi,
Daniela Mandirola,
Alessandro Provera,
Mariateresa Dacquino
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
working paper of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2279-9761
DOI - 10.4081/wpph.2019.9212
Subject(s) - semiotics , hierarchy , subject (documents) , perception , selection (genetic algorithm) , sociology , psychology , computer science , epistemology , artificial intelligence , world wide web , philosophy , political science , law
Objectives: Analysis of literature and physical spaces on the perception of hospital environments and "non-places", their use by patients and operators. Methodology: selection, examination, analysis of some major essays on the subject and in-depth semiotic and sociological study. Results: evaluation of the use of environments. Conclusions: in view of the results, a revision of the hierarchy of spaces would be appropriate.