A primazia da ambiência em arquitetura de clínicas de hemodiálise: um estudo em São João del Rei, MG

Abstract

Hemodialysis treatment consists of a mechanism that performs the function of the kidneys in an artificial way. This research aimed to analyze how the architecture of hemodialysis clinics, in addition to the functionality and construction technique, can contribute to mental health from the investigation of the ambience built by the affectivity of patients undergoing dialysis treatment. Concepts from environmental psychology and architecture were used in order to understand how the sense and identity of place are formed for users. This is a quali-qualitative and exploratory research, where a case study was carried out at the hemodialysis clinic in the city of São João del Rei, MG. The methods were architectural and literature documental investigation, on-site research and semi-structured interviews with patients and professionals. 26 patients were interviewed and the results indicate that the clinic's design is not very representative in terms of the feelings of people undergoing dialysis. In this way, demands, objective and subjective, were identified, in order to contribute to the improvement of the architectural quality of the clinics, both in their physical-spatial aspects, as well as in the layout of the places and also for the satisfaction of the users with regard to the constitution of ambience.