A cor como ferramenta de humanização em ambientes hospitalares de atendimento infantil sob a percepção do usuário.

Abstract

This paper discusses a study about the use of colors in physical child care environments, from the perspective of users, in two hospitals in the city of Pelotas, in the South of Brazil. At first, it is essential to emphasize that although there is legal recognition of the importance of the child's health, the need to humanize both care and the physical space where this occurs, and the relevance of the use of colors in the composition of a pleasant environment, little is known about how the users of these spaces perceive the environmental visual quality, in relation to the chromatic use in them used. Therefore, this research deals with an analysis about the visual quality of hospital environments of children's care, in order to understand the impact that the use of colors has on the perception of their users. This was done in order to obtain as a result of the investigation the clarification of what attributes and uses of colors are desirable for the composition of an environment perceived as agreeable. For this, the study was divided into two main stages: the documentary and the evaluative one. The main result, indications regarding the perceptions and expectations of the users of the investigated sites, regarding their chromatic use were obtained. Material that is constituted in subsidies that can contribute to future decisions of color planning, for similar environments. It is emphasized that the humanization of these places, in the sense of their physical environment, constitutes a possibility to be explored, both locally and nationally, aiming at the promotion of humanization, well-being and the rescue process Health, based on data pertinent to the reality of Brazil and its regions.