彩繪病房的臨床應用：以隔離病房為例

Clinical Practice of Color Painted Wards: Taking an Isolation Ward as an Example

傳染病病人除了需面對生理和心理二方面的壓力外，更需面對疾病污名化，病人一旦入住負壓隔離病房由於無法外出、與外界隔絕，常導致情緒焦慮不安，甚至影響治療計畫，許多研究結果顯示使用正確顏色佈置病室或診間，可以對病人情緒壓力有正向的影響（賴瓊琦，2003；柯美如，2014），故筆者大膽的嘗試將彩繪空間，運用於負壓隔離病室。專案進行前先以問卷了解病人喜歡的顏色，並透過相關文獻建議，進行病室彩繪，且為了解病人對於彩繪病室的滿意度，故設計「負壓隔離彩繪病房滿意度問卷」進行調查。結果顯示80%的病人與家屬認為心理呈現放鬆與安定，92%表示若可選擇，仍會想住有彩繪的病室；整體而言95%的病人對於負壓病房的彩繪病室感到滿意。彩繪病室不僅適用於兒科病房，期望未來可運用於更多臨床單位，顛覆醫院冰冷的印象，共同創造溫馨的醫療環境。

Patients with infectious diseases are confronted not only with the physiological and psychological stressors but also with the stigmatization of diseases. When being admitted and confined to a negative pressure isolation ward, patients are likely to experience anxiety and restlessness, which might adversely affect the treatment outcomes. Several studies have shown positive effects of choosing the right colors for decorating wards or clinics on the management of patients' emotions and stress (Lai, 2003; Ke, 2014). Therefore, we boldly applied the concept of color painting to a negative pressure isolation ward. Prior to the project initiation, we discovered the patients' favorite colors by using a questionnaire, and then we color painted the ward also based on suggestions from the literature. Additionally, we developed the ＂Satisfaction Questionnaire on Color Painted Negative Pressure Isolation Ward＂ to investigate the patient satisfaction. The results showed that 80% of patients and their family felt relaxed and reassured psychologically, that 92% reported that they would want to stay in a color painted ward if it would be optional, and that overall, 95% of patients were satisfied with the color painted isolation ward. In addition to pediatric wards, color painting is expected to be applied to more clinical units and settings, thereby facilitating the reversal of the stereotype of hospitals being cold and distant and the co-creation of a warm, friendly medical environment.