Topic Post-Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Center

Stroke is one of the leading medical conditions in the Philippines. Currently, over
500,000 Filipinos suffer from stroke annually. The reasons for this include genetics, diet,
lifestyle, the lack of community awareness of access to preventative health care and also
lack of involvement with the growing technology today.

Post-stroke survivors experience countless of problems. The Rehabilitation management

of stroke patients in the Philippines challenges remains due to existing environmental,
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social, and local health system issues.
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Therefore, It is a must to take action and give attention to provide a curing extension
environment facility that will help them assist and guide the patients for them to get full
recovery and relearn the skills they have lost. Treating post-stroke consistently will
produce best health outcomes that would have a positive advantage for the Philippines
economy.

Main Problem: How to design a rehabilitation center which offers assistance of a

curing environment for post-stroke victims?
Subproblems:
 What are the facilities needed for different types of disabilities for post-stroke
victims?
 What architectural approach will be used as a response for providing medical
necessities of the post-stroke victims?
 What are the considerations required to serve post-stroke disabilities?
Statement of
the Problem Main Goal: To provide a healing environment through architectural solutions which
allows to help post-stroke victims to recover and relearn skills they have lost.
Objectives:
 To provide spaces that facilitates psychotherapy needs for the post-stroke
victims.
 To establish an architectural design that responses to the needs of post-stroke
victims.
 To provide an aid for patients in accordance with considerations for post-stroke
disabilities.

References:
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation in the Philippines;
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation in Philippines (health-tourism.com)

Submitted By:
Crisangelyn C. De Vera
Problem Statement - How Might We? (HMW)

 How might we design the rehabilitation center for post-stroke victims through creating a healing
environment for them to recover and relearn abilities?

Five (5) indicators that the problem is existing;

1. Stroke is one of the leading medical conditions in the Philippines. Currently, over 500,000
Filipinos suffer from stroke annually.
2. The reasons for this include genetics, diet, lifestyle, the lack of community awareness of access to
preventative health care and also lack of involvement with the growing technology today.
3. Many stroke survivors return home, but some move into a medical facility or other rehabilitation
program. Post-stroke survivors experience countless of problems since the rehabilitation
management of stroke patients in the Philippines challenges remains due to existing
environmental, social, and local health system issues.
4. The duration of stroke rehabilitation depends on the severity of the stroke and related
complications. Some stroke survivors recover quickly. But most need some form of long-term
stroke rehabilitation, lasting possibly months or years after their stroke.
5. Researchers have found that people who participate in a focused stroke rehabilitation program
perform better than most people who don't have stroke rehabilitation.
- The rate of recovery is generally greatest in the weeks and months after a stroke. However,
there is evidence that performance can improve even 12 to 18 months after a stroke.

References:

 Post-Stroke Rehabilitation in the Philippines;

Post-Stroke Rehabilitation in Philippines (health-tourism.com)
 Stroke rehabilitation: What to expect as you recover
Stroke rehabilitation: What to expect as you recover - Mayo Clinic