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A Study on the Non-contact Visiting Area in Long-term Care Facilities in Korea during COVID-19

COVID-19로 인한 국내 노인요양시설 비접촉 면회 공간에 관한 연구

  • 황현정 (서울시립대학교 건축학과) ;
  • 서현보 (서울시립대학교 건축학부)
  • Received : 2024.01.04
  • Accepted : 2024.02.25
  • Published : 2024.03.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the Non-contact visiting area in long-term care facilities when COVID-19 spread worldwide as pandemic. This study investigated various non-contact visitation spaces in long-term care facilities and care hospitals. A total of 10 long-term care facilities and care hospitals in Korea were selected to survey the history and experience of the social-distancing visiting station. The results of this study were as follows; the number of visitation areas and number of visits may be determined depending on the size of the facilities, beds, and whether it was a group of buildings. Moreover, the non-contact visitation journey shall be decided depending on where the visiting area is located. Visitors' journey sequence were: arrival of facilities, registration of visitors and confirmation of fever, waiting and movement to the non-contact visitation area. This study concluded that there was insufficient research on non-contact visitation in long-term care facilities and there was a limit to the quality of space and visitors' and residents' movement for non-contact visitation for temporarily constructed space in facilities in a short time in preparation for the prolonged pandemic.

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