Abstract
PurposeThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been reported to have a major impact on the mental health of an individual. Healing the mental stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia of an individual's immediate surroundings play a major role. Therefore, this study reviews how the built environment impacts the healing of an individual's state of mind.Design/methodology/approachVarious works of literature on healing environments were analysed to create frameworks that can facilitate psychological healing through architectural elements. Articles were selected from various journals like SAGE, PubMed,Journalof Appliedand ComputationalMechanics(JACM), Routledge Taylor and Francis,Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (JCUA), ScienceDirect, and Emerald databases, news articles, official web pages, and magazines that have been referred.FindingsIndicators (spatial, sensory comfort, safety, security, privacy and social comfort) are linked to sub-indicators (access, distractions and views) and design characteristics (indoor climate, interior view, outside view, privacy, communication, noise, daylighting, temperature) which help in better connection of the built environment with individual's mental health. From the above indicators, sub-indicators and design characteristics, the authors have come to a conclusion that a view to the outside with better social interaction has an in-depth effect on an individual's mental health.Research limitations/implicationsThis study predominantly talks about healing in hospitals but quarantining of COVID-19 patients happens in residences too. So, it is important to find the healing characteristics in residences and in which typology the recovery process is high.Originality/valueThis paper has been written completely by the author and the co-authors and has not been copied from any other sources.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, estimated that 7.5% of people in India were already affected by mental health disorders which are likely to increase significantly because of the pandemic
In order to break the chain of transmission of the virus, people are asked to stay in their homes
In Healthcare facilities (HCFs) design and construction, it is necessary to deal with the healing method, and the physical environmental impacts of the patient, family and worker’s well-being have been investigated
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, estimated that 7.5% of people in India were already affected by mental health disorders which are likely to increase significantly because of the pandemic. It states that India has only one psychiatrist per 1,30,000 people. The pandemic is not a medical experience, it affects the mental health of individuals by causing anxiety, mental stress, depression and many more (Moukaddam and Shah, 2020; Javed et al, 2020). To overcome the psychological health, different measures and actions ought to be taken. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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