Abstract
Primary healthcare buildings are designed according to special needs to serve public health, and the first step of diagnosis and treatment processes are given in these buildings. They are small-scale and non-complex buildings that provide basic, protective, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services to people living in the regions they belong to. Due to their specific usage areas, these buildings must provide some ergonomic conditions, and auditory, visual, spatial, and thermal comfort conditions to a certain extent. Building visitors experiencing various health problems; elderly, disabled, pregnant, etc. persons with different characteristics. For this reason, it is important to meet the most basic ergonomic quality standards in healthcare buildings. The relevant literature is examined in detail and a checklist is prepared by compiling the criteria to be used in the evaluation of ergonomic quality in primary healthcare buildings. With this checklist, which includes multiple evaluation criteria, a holistic approach has been developed for the systematic analysis of the building. The method is tested with the Post-occupancy Evaluation (POE) technique in the Family Healthcare Building No. 2 in the Mentese district of Mugla province. Data are collected in the building by using observation, measurement, and interview techniques. Data were analyzed by a 3-point Likert scale. As a result, the auditory and thermal comfort level in the examined building is good (2,60≤x̄≤3,00), while the spatial and visual comfort level is moderate (2,14≤x̄≤2,20). The ergonomic quality of the building is generally good (x̄=2,49). Suggestions were developed to improve spatial and visual comfort conditions.