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Item Therapeutic Waiting Areas: A Study of Perceptions of Patients and their Companions in Hospitals(Journal of Current Trends in Nursing and Health Care, 2025-05-19) Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Makun, Charles Yakubu; Ogunbajo, Rukaiyat Adeola; Obideyi, TaiwoThe waiting area has an influence on patients and their companions and plays an important role in accessing medical services. Research suggests that hospitals are stressful environments, with high levels of uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. While the impact of healing and therapeutic features on patients’ in waiting areas of healthcare settings is known in Western cultures and contexts, there has been little or no research focused on the therapeutic features in waiting areas, particularly in Nigeria. This present study examined the perceptions of the features of therapeutic waiting areas and their effects on patients’ hospital experience, stress, and perceived relaxation. A survey questionnaire was employed to collect data from patients and their companions at two hospitals in North Central, Nigeria about their perceptions of therapeutic features in the waiting areas. The data were analysed using standard statistical methods. The results from this study demonstrated the significant importance of having well-designed waiting areas/rooms equipped with appropriate furniture in healthcare settings for the comfort of patients and carers. Additionally, views of nature, waiting areas with easy access to natural greenery, the presence of large windows, and calming and relaxing colours were identified as features that improve visual connection to nature and increased positive feelings and moods. The study, the first in a series of waiting room studies in Nigeria, provides valuable insights that can be useful for designing waiting areas in healthcare facilities. It also has the potential for fostering comfortable waiting areas for the wellbeing of patients and users in healthcare environments.Item Environmental Risks and the Effects of Noise on Residents' Quality of Life and Well-being in Nigerian Urban Residential Environment(Frontiers in Water and Environment, 2025) Akande, Oluwafemi K.; Akinbami, Ademola A.; Akeremale, Igbayemi D.; John, Ayuba B.; Haruna, Aisha G.; Oshineye, Adegbenga A.; Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Anikor, Emmanuel M.; Sola-Adebiyi, Oyeyemi P.Environmental noise pollution is becoming a major concern in cities around the world, with serious consequences for public health and quality of life. In Nigeria, increasing urbanisation and uncontrolled urban growth have exacerbated noise pollution from transportation, industrial activity, and commercial hubs. This study examined environmental risks connected with noise pollution and its impact on residents' quality of life in Nigerian cities. The study used a mixed-methods approach, integrating noise level measurements (using a sound pressure level meter), resident questionnaire surveys (n=880), and spatial analysis to determine noise hotspots in the city centre. and their relationship to household satisfaction. The findings were compared to national (50 dBA) and worldwide (55 dBA) standards by the WHO. The findings revealed that noise from places of worship and road noise were highly rated, with about 75% of respondents reporting that environmental noise has a negative influence on their quality of life. The study recommended a synergistic approach to built environment design, design quality of residential buildings, and interventions by architects and other built environment experts to combat urban environmental pollution in residential settings. The study contributes to urban policy through its recommendations for noise mitigation measures and urban design frameworks that encourage healthier living conditions.Item Biophilic Design Strategies in Healthcare Buildings(International Journal of Environmental Research & Earth Science, 2023-03) Omaga, Angela Ele-Ojo; Lawal, Lateef AdemolaEvidence-based studies have shown the benefits of including nature and its elements in the built environment suggesting that they could have a positive effect on healing and health. The innate emotional attachment of human to nature and the living things in nature is known as “biophilia”. Biophilic design is an approach that integrates nature into the buildings in which people live to foster human-nature relationship. Extensive literature review gives a clear understanding of Biophilic design and confirms a link between patient’s recovery and building with nature. The study is aimed at assessing the extent to which biophilic design strategies is adopted in hospital buildings in Nigeria. Case study methodology was adopted to give critical analysis of existing health facilities and Biophilic design strategy adopted. The selected hospitals have been evaluated through the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design strategies defined by Browning et al., 2014 and the results presented descriptively with the use of tables. The findings showed low consideration of these principles in health facilities of Nigeria and further gives pointers on how Biophilic design strategies could be applied in design for positive outcomes.Item Restorative Design Factors for Postnatal Hospital Environment: A Survey of Two Hospitals in Nigeria(International Journal of Science Academic Research, 2023-05-26) Lawal, Lateef AdemolaIn many developed countries and increasingly in developing countries, birth occurs in hospitals. Research in the childbirth environment suggests that the physical hospital environment affects a woman’s labour and birth including postnatal recovery experiences. Healthcare facilities with softer, peaceful environments such as artwork displays in the interiors and noise-proof spaces can influence patients’ healing process and offer support to new mothers during the postnatal phase. Existing childbirth environments studies have been mainly from developed countries; they have been least investigated in developing countries. Additionally, most studies are focused on the labour and birth rooms not on the postnatal hospital environment. Research also suggests a need to explore physical childbirth environments that are valued by women from culturally diverse backgrounds to gain insights into design features in the environment that enhance a positive labour and birth, and especially postnatal recovery experience. This study examined the design factors in the hospital environments for postnatal recovery experience using a survey questionnaire among 140 postnatal women who gave birth at two Nigerian hospitals. The findings of this empirical study support the need for a restorative postnatal hospital environment and spaces that potentially contribute to physical recovery of women and their wellbeing experiences after childbirth.Item Distribution and Access to Urban Infrastructure by Residential Property Occupiers in Minna, Nigeria(African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos., 2022-12-05) Ogunbajo, Rukaiyat Adeola; Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Olabisi, Sulaiman AdesojiUrban infrastructure encompasses the essential amenities, facilities, and services that make life easy and comfortable for residents within neighbourhoods. The provision of nine basic urban amenities across thirteen neighbourhoods in Minna, and measurement of access to amenities by households are the points of evaluation in this study. A total of 1,134 housing units were sampled using the stratified and systematic random sampling techniques. Data were generated from questionnaires, inspections and enumeration in the study area. Weighted mean scores were computed and indexed to determine overall accessibility to amenities. The location quotient (LQ) was used to estimate the degree of concentration of the amenities, while the Welch adjusted analysis of variance tested for a significant difference in the distribution of urban amenities across neighbourhoods. The adjusted Welch's F ratio was 2.959, which was significant at the 0.05 alpha level, suggesting an uneven distribution of amenities across neighbourhoods in the study area. This study emphasises that government at all levels should prioritise provision and development of amenities and also support efforts by communities regarding basic amenities and services.Item Methodological Insights from Using a Mixed Methods Design in the Study of a Restorative Postnatal Hospital Environment(Archiculture, University of Jos., 2023-03) Lawal, Lateef AdemolaThe patient-centred practice is an essential component in healthcare and the hospital environment play a vital role in its actualisation. Additionally, the interior space of a hospital can affect our perception of pain, restoration and wellbeing. Women, who use hospitals for birth, require sleep and rest crucial for their recovery and wellbeing. The unconducive and unrestful situations in hospitals, especially within the postnatal hospital layouts impact on recovery experiences and wellbeing of the new mothers. The short hospital stay following the birth implies that women need an optimum environment that can facilitate the rest and recovery experience while in hospitals. Best and ideal restorative postnatal design features to facilitate the rest and recovery experience for postnatal women are unclear. This study utilised a mixed methods design as a likely effective way to understand the intricacies of short hospital stay, interactions of design layout and women’s wellbeing postnatally. This methodological paper aims to provide insights that may be beneficial to researchers combining questionnaire surveys and focus groups as techniques in the study of an ideal hospital environment for optimum postnatal care. The paper discusses the process for engaging the participants (postnatal women and midwives), their backgrounds and experiences of the postnatal space, especially in large, tertiary hospitals, and how their rich, multiple perspectives contribute to an understanding of a restorative postnatal hospital environment. Best practices regarding design features that could be beneficial to care givers for effective and quality postnatal care for women prior to going home are presented.Item Inclusive Birth Supporters’ Space and Recovery Care in the Postnatal Hospital Environment(University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2018-11-15) Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Vale, RobertThe social and emotional dimensions of childbirth and recovery suggest the inclusion of partners and childbirth supporters’ to facilitate the recovery phase of new mothers while in hospitals but the postnatal environment currently appears largely to ignore the role of women’s childbirth supporters or families. The aim of this paper is to identify specific design features for enabling and enhancing the birth supporters’ role in the hospital postnatal environment. An on-line questionnaire survey complemented with focus group interviews with women and midwives was used to determine the physical design features for birth support-centred spaces in New Zealand hospitals, The findings revealed a disconnect in appreciation of the role of childbirth supporters even though participants found the need for an inclusive total environment both for birth supporters and new mothers yet there were hindrances due to existing hospital policies. These issues suggest a need to increase facilitation of the role of supporters in the postnatal environment. A range of design features for fostering inclusiveness for birth supporters is provided. The integration of more supportive family spaces can potentially engender recovery, while also fostering improved competencies in new mothers.Item Design Factors Related to Postpartum Environments: Preferences for Sense-Sensitive Spaces(The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, 2018-09-22) Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Vale, RobertDespite recent design improvements following person-centred care in hospital settings and birthing environments (Verderber, 2010; Stichler, 2007), the key elements for a restorative hospital postpartum environment are not known. Building design can affect psychological-emotional and physiological wellbeing of women who have hospital births (Foureur, et al., 2010). In postpartum spaces women are increasingly faced with noise and multiple disruptions from healthcare providers (Boehm, & Morast, 2009), triggering lack of sleep and rest, due to not having a single room (Eberhard et al., 2000). This situation also contributes in shaping midwifery practice by creating cognitive and emotional responses, for midwives who work in such spaces (Hammond, et al., 2014; Hammond, et al., 2013).Item The Impact of Interactive Learning Spaces on Learning: A Mini Review(Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, University of Jos, 2022-09-30) Mustapha, Maryam; Lawal, Lateef AdemolaA vital answer to education demands in the twenty-first century has necessitated student-oriented teaching and learning environments. Meanwhile, the immediate surrounding has consistently been subjected to transformation and the notion which was once held t our environment is “that which surrounds us” can no longer hold because many a factor has pulled down the immediate walls that define physical boundaries with the internet taking the lead. As a result, there is an emergence of a new environment thriving on what humans can build, create or innovate making possible a dual existence in another realm called the “internet”. Meanwhile, Herczeg et al (2021) asserted that learning should be structured in such a way that learners can discover and learn modicums of knowledge on their own, especially in this era of sophisticated digital and virtual environments while the physical world serves as a platform for ground and evaluation thereby successfully bridging the physical and virtual learning platforms. This virtual learning platform is perceived as a means of easing the apprehension of arbitrated events by technology farther from using audio-visual aid, social networks, among others, which is leading to the imminent change of the traditional education (Morales-Salas & Montes-Ponce, 2019).Item Users’ Perception on Visual Enhancement Features in Heritage Museums in Nigeria(Hummingbird Researich International, 2024-01) Omilola, Ilim Tayo; Lawal, Lateef AdemolaMuseums serve as links between the past and present, serving as symbolic monuments for the preservation of culture, including past and contemporary history. They are essential to the preservation and presentation of the tangible and intangible aspects of a country’s or community’s cultural heritage. Research about heritage museums has primarily focused on values of historical artefacts, but the creative and aesthetic aspects of the museum in terms of ambiance, such as lighting, spatial and interior design have been scant. This undervaluing of these aspects may lead to a decreased appreciation and understanding of artefacts, undervalued engagement, and a less than ideal visitors’ experiences. The aim of this study is to assess visitors’ perceptions of visual enhancement features on the users’ overall experiences. The study utilised a survey questionnaire methodology, gathering data from 212 participants using an online Google Forms platform. The result of the study demonstrated the importance of well-balanced lighting, carefully designed interior choices and a well-organised spatial layout in providing visitors with a visually appealing and captivating experience.