5 questions for an elderly person who has been in hospital before
1. How long did you have to spend time in a hospital previously/in the past?
2. Were you offered any distractions from the hospital during your recovery stage? (e.g. games, engagement, and entertainment)
3. Were you offered any alternative healing methods which could have had a relaxing effect on you? (E.g. light therapy, plant and nature therapy)
4. Did you feel lonely or depressed during the recovery stages and desired to escape from the space you were in? If yes, please describe why.
5. Did you have enough access to sunlight in your hospital room?
6. What did the room in which you were staying look like and was there anything in your environment that you found disturbing?
7. What type of distractions during the stay would have made the visit better and more enjoyable for you?
8. Do you feel alternative healing approaches would assist the recovery stages such as art rooms, light therapy, and nature? Please describe how.
9. Do you think workers within the hospital during your stay were impolite, exhausted, or stressed for a certain reason?