Investigation of Properties and Dimensions of Desirable Hospital Room in view of Native Cancer Patients of Kermanshah

Introduction: During clinical treatment in hospital rooms for cancer patients, few standards for recovery are provided. Attention to emotional qualities such as qualities of hospital rooms, which of course are not unrelated to quantities, helps to increase the hope for these patients but unfortunately, less attention has been paid to such aspects. Methodology: The research is qualitative content analysis based on library studies, field observations and structured interviews with native patients until theoretical saturation. In this case study, image-based questionnaires were asked from 31 patients (78% from villages and cities of Kermanshah and 22% from Kermanshah) in two hospitals of Kermanshah. Theoretical framework based on five aspects of physical, psychological, moral-legal, semantic and social-local development of desired hospital room for cancer patients. Results: According to library studies, five aspects of physical, psychological, spiritual, moral-legal and social-local are effective in hospital rooms. On the other hand, according to field studies, in addition to medical facilities in hospital rooms, the expectation of native patients is focused on the intracultural (local) aspect with emphasis on preserving patients' territory and creating a sense of belonging to be placed in inpatient rooms. In terms of the clarity of these two concepts, in the statistical community, such terms as " being familiar and not being a stranger ", "similar comfort at home", "more communication with the outside, including nature" and "definition of patients' territories based on local custom" as There are qualities. In addition, "being hopeful and uplifting", "suitable for the presence of companions" and "fit the space with the number of patients" are of particular importance. According to the study, it seems that the more cancer patients are connected to their local-social characteristics, the fifth dimension, which observes the local aspect of their hospital room, needs to be strengthened in designing such spaces. Therefore, for the desirability of the hospital room for native patients, much attention should be paid to the local aspect. In other words, in more local communities, the role of the fifth component becomes more colorful, while in less local communities, this component may be absorbed in four other ways. Therefore, it is necessary for the hospital rooms of native cancer patients in the hospitals of the provinces of the country to be related to the residential qualities of their native people so that they feel less alienated from the new environment that can complement treatment and resuscitation and hope to reduce stress.  Conclusion: In order to provide the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the desirable hospital room for native cancer patients, there should be more focus on the fifth aspect, the social-cultural-local aspect. It refers to social sustainability of the patients which designers should consider. It references to the culture background. Thinking more locally in regulating domains and strengthening the connectedness so that the patients can take the path of fulfilling the emotional and restorative role beside clinical therapies with the goal of giving more hope to cancer patients.