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Bahram Shahedi, Atefeh Saeidi Ghahe, Gholam Reza Kheirabadi, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (7-2020)
Abstract
Aim and Background: With respect to high depression prevalence and its risks which affects people’s individual and social life, we endeavor to identify related residential environment factors to be able to utilize it towards promoting residential environment using depression reduction approach. The present research has been performed aiming the review of performed studies with the relation between the characteristics of residential area and depression of settlers.
Methods and Materials: In this review article to find documents related to the subject of the article, authors assessed previous published articles regularly between 2005 to 2020 about relationship between residential environment and depression and also investigated the studies on Pub Med, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Isi, MDPI, BMC, Magiran, and SID using related key words such as: relationship between built environment, physical environment, living environment, neighborhood, interiors and exteriors, natural environment, residential environment, physical environment with mental health (depression, mental disorders).
Findings: Among 99 selected articles about the aforementioned subject, most of them were cross-sectional articles and approved meaningful relationship between at least one of the characteristics of residential environment and depression. From among different aspects of environment characteristics, lack of access to green areas, neighborhood, noise pollution, specifications of built environment, lighting, and walking facilities were more related to depression and this relationship showed some inconsistencies for the beauty of environment, urban environment, access to services, population density and psychological distance interference.
Conclusions: Reviewing the results indicates that characteristics of residential environment in many aspects relate to depression therefore its consideration to promote mental health (depression reduction) of residents of these environments would be necessary.
Atefeh Saeidi Ghahe, Dr Bahram Shahedi, Dr Gholam Reza Kheirabadi, Dr Mohammad Javad Tarrahi,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (10-2021)
Abstract
Aim and Background: depression is a disease which affects people’s performance; it has been increased in the last years due to various reasons including living in apartment. Main purpose of this research is to study relation between size of residential place and residents’ depression.
Methods and Materials: current research plan describes different types of correlation. Statistical population of current research is residents of 15 regions of Esfahan Municipality, in the end 749 people were selected using cluster random sampling. It should be mentioned that two completed questionnaires have been received from at least two persons in each residential complex which include questions for investigating depression point, demography qualifications (age, gender, education, …) and residential environment qualifications like dimension and area, number of bedrooms, ceiling height, and privacy required for the residents. In the following, Anova (analysis of variance) was applied for data analysis.
Findings: The results of the analysis showed that increasing the area of residential unit, ceiling height, number of bedrooms and providing necessary privacy decreased depression of residents significantly and it is inversely related to depression.
Conclusions: in accordance with the results of current research, to provide mental health, dimensions of
residential space was more important, therefore it can be said that pay attention to space, increasing area of
residential unit, number of bedrooms and providing privacy for residents can be used as environmental factor
to elevate mental health and reduce residents depression point.
Atefeh Saeidi Ghahe, Bahram Shahedi, Gholamreza Kheirabadi, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2022)
Abstract
Aim and Background: social environment along with constructed environment can affect mental health. On the other hand depression is the major cause of many illnesses which imposed lots of burden on people and can disturb people’s function. Therefore major aim of this research was to investigate the role of social environment in the relationship between residential environment and depression score of the residents.
Methods and Materials: descriptive-correlation research method was used for this research. Statistical society was all residents of 15 regions of Isfahan city. 749 persons were selected using random cluster sampling for this research. In the previous research procedure, data was collected using library studies and then through questionnaires, Lovibond Depression Questionnaire (1995), residential environment qualifications evaluation questionnaire and social environment evaluation questionnaire were used. It should be mentioned that at least 2 questionnaires received from each residential unit. Analysis of covariance method was used to analysis data.
Findings: results showed that there is a relationship between residential and social environment and social environment has a trivial mediator role in the relationship between residential environment and depression.
Conclusions: based on the findings of current research, social environment had a small mediator effect on the relationship between residential environment and depression so it turned out that a part of predictor variable effect (residential environment) on criterion variable (depression) transferred through social environment variable, therefore paying attention to the variable can be used as an environmental factor in reducing residents depression and it is suggested that social environment should be considered in researches about studying the relationship between residential environment and depression.
Marzieh Mohammadifarsani, Bahram Shahedi, Seyedemarzieh Tabaian, Ahmad Abedi, Parisa Iravani,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (12-2022)
Abstract
Aim and Background: Poor designing of these hospitals, ignoring physical and emotional needs of children, could deteriorate the conditions and lead to added harm for these children. The main purpose of this research is to diagnose practical, important factors which can promote the environmental quality of hospitalization for children by incorporating their ideas and emotions.
Methods and Materials: The research plan is qualitative and the implemented qualitative research plan is Thematic Analysis by Braun & Clarke Approach. The statistical population of the study is children between 7 to12, hospitalized in Imam Hossein Hospital in Esfahan. Sample size was carefully selected according to the purpose of the study to achieve Theoretical saturation. In order to grasp their idea of a qualified hospital room, the 40 paintings made by targeted children were then analyzed by Thematic Analysis and ATLAS-ti 7.
Findings: According to the findings focusing on children’s perceptions and ideas, it was realized that the quality of hospital room is influenced by five factors including; items and features located in room, visual effects, practical attractions, personalized environment and rearranging the accepted order of the environment.
Conclusions: According to the outcomes of the research, it was concluded that by improving the details and items located in rooms and creating visual and practical attractions as well as reducing limitations for children with the purpose of allowing them personalize their environment, the quality of hospitalization environment could be enhanced to a great extent. Their ideas supported the interactive approach required in determining influential factors on the quality of architecture.
