International Research in Material and Environment (IRME)

Familial Caregiver Spaces for Gyneacology Center Design at Miri District in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Abstract

The involvement of family in the patient’s care has been ignored in healthcare settings. It was also limited because of the amount and type of space available in the patient's room. There is an extensive body of literature emphasizing the advantages of family members’ presence on patients’ clinical and psychological outcomes. This study examines the provision of familial caregiver spaces in the design of a Gynecology Centre at Miri District, Bauchi. It employed a qualitative research design. A population size of 283 was used; purposeful sampling techniques and descriptive surveys were adopted. Interview was used as an instrument for data collection. Percentage and mean were used in the analysis of the data. It was clearly established that there is a need for familial caregivers’ space in some parts of the hospital, particularly the gynecology ward. This therefore necessitates the need to provide spaces for caregivers in the hospital wards because of its significance in the area of patients’ recuperation and stabilization. It is therefore pertinent to recommend that the government and other critical stakeholders in healthcare delivery should increase efforts in the provision of more caregiver space in gynecology centers.