Place Attachment Dimensions and Role Assessment in Modern Hospitals

<p class="zhengwen">Hospitals play a significant role in people’s physical and psychological health, as well as medical and ducational researches of the experts. Therefore, hospitals’ importance is due to both health-care services and the educational effect. Many hospitals do not meet international standards due to oldness and inattention to space users. Based on the studies on place attachment, dimension, and effects, the paper attempts to promote place attachment in clinical spaces through creative exploration. Qualities such as place identity, emotional attachment, place dependence, social bonding, spatial behavior, and functional attachment are the research analysis criteria. The research methods is practical and descriptive-analytic evaluating the problem’s invisible horizons through a critical, objective, and concrete viewpoint and makes creative strategies and models possible which are responsive to different environmental dimensions especially human dimension. To study the criteria for valuation and space creation, the users and what they admire, associate, understand, and use and for which they have “sense of belonging” were also considered. The research results reveal that designing a modern hospital based on the promotion of place attachment results in the quick recovery of the patients, hospital staff’s job satisfaction, medical education improvement and also solutions to the enhancement of the environment quality of the hospital.</p>

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“Being a Woman” in the Shadow of Vaginismus: The Implications of Vaginismus for Women

Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews ◽

10.2174/2666082215666190917153811 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 231-236

Author(s):

Ayse Deliktas Demirci ◽

Kamile Kabukcuoglu

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Self Identity ◽

Seek Health Care ◽

General Anxiety ◽

Psychological Conditions ◽

Care Services ◽

Psychosocial Consequences ◽

Gynaecological Examination

Introduction: Vaginismus includes some psychological conditions such as fear of pain and avoidance from penetration. There is little knowledge about the effects of vaginismus. Objective: The present study aims to present the bio-psychosocial consequences of vaginismus in women life. Methods: The method of the present study is a review, which is conducted on the available resources. All relevant studies were included to present effects of vaginismus on the women. Results: Women who have vaginismus have many problems with self-identity, psychological and reproductive lives. Most of the effects of vaginismus lead to another deep effect on women. Women with vaginismus mostly describe themselves negatively. This negative self-perception affects women’s self-esteem levels which cause psychiatric disorders. The psychiatric disorders have been associated with vaginismus as a reason and result. It is stated in the studies that the general anxiety and, penetration specific anxiety are related to vaginismus. This result reflects that women with vaginismus have more anxiety about penetration. Women with vaginismus encounter reproductive problems, who are more likely to encounter increased cesarean section and fertility problems, they are reluctant to seek health care services, especially due to fear of the gynaecological examination. Conclusion: Although vaginismus is a common problem, there is little information about the effects of vaginismus on women. Vaginismus causes psychiatric disorders and reproductive problems. The researchers should examine how women live with vaginismus. It is also suggested that psychotherapy techniques should include couples interventions and, researchers should examine psychological health of women deeply.

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