Space Requirements and Problems from Self-Isolation at Home

Abstract

Since the Covid-19 Virus was declared as a pandemic in March 2020. Several countries in Southeast Asia, have been discussing the determination of the status of Covid-19 as endemic. This condition causes Covid-19 to be considered as an ordinary infectious disease. The lack of self-isolation facilities that have been provided by the government, makes people have to provide self-isolation rooms in their own homes. Self-isolation needs to be supported by an isolation room that could accommodate all user needs and activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the space requirements and problems during self-isolation at home. This study uses a qualitative method with a grounded theory approach. Data was collected using an open online questionnaire, which was filled out by respondents with the criteria of having self-isolated at home (non-random sampling). In this study, it was found that the community's preference for the criteria for the room used for self-isolation, and grouping problems during self-isolation based on duration. With this research, it is hoped that there will be knowledge about the criteria for the ideal room for users of self-isolation rooms, and knowing the problems during self-isolation.