Keeping Older People Walking (12-27-12)
Nathan, Wood, and Giles-Corti share information collected in focus groups with people living in retirement villages related to older individuals and walking. They report that “the presence of services and facilities within retirement villages facilitated active living among residents . . . .
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Neighborhood/Area
- Urban Environment
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Increase Physical Activity
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Age - For example: Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Keeping Older People Moving (12-11-12)
Nathan, Wood, and Giles-Corti moved knowledge on designing for exercise forward by noting “that locating retirement villages in neighborhoods with many local destinations may encourage more walking than providing many services and facilities within villages. Indeed, safe villages rich with amenities were shown to be related to less walking in residents . . .
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Neighborhood/Area
- Urban Environment
- Increase Physical Activity
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Age - For example: Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Residential Windows (11-16-12)
Veitch reports conclusions drawn from a review of research related to in-home windows
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Dwelling
- Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
- Motivate Ecological/"Green" Behaviors
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Windows and Doors
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Designing for Better Nutrition (09-14-12)
Trying to design to make healthy eating more likely?
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Any Designed Environment
- College/University
- Healthcare
- Hotel
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Dwelling
- Restaurant/Dining Room
- Retail Store
- Workplace
- School
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Acoustics/Sound
- Light
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Furniture Arrangements and Activity in Care Homes (09-11-12)
Research in care homes indicates that how furniture is arranged can significantly influence resident activity.
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Healthcare
- Long Term Living Facility
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Furniture
- Age - For example: Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers
- Gerontologic Issues
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Long-Term Living Risk Assessment (09-10-12)
The Center for Health Design has released a literature review prepared by Anjali Joseph and Xiaobo Quan that can be used to assess risks to patients in long-term living facilities.
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Healthcare
- Long Term Living Facility
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Age - For example: Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers
- Resources
- Design Process and Issues
- Gerontologic Issues
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
More Evidence of Problems with Light at Night (07-24-12)
Researchers at The Ohio State University investigated the psychological repercussions of being exposed to dim light (5 lux) for 8 hours each day and normal daylight (150 lux) during the other 16.
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Healthcare
- Hotel
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Dwelling
- Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
- Light
- Depressed/Anxious Adults
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Daylighting Resources (02-29-12)
The Daylighting Cooperative has enhanced their website (http://www.daylighting.org/).
- Blogs 2012
- Blog Article
- Airport/ Transit Hub
- College/University
- Commercial Place
- Exhibit Spaces (Museums and Zoos)
- Healthcare
- Hotel
- Judicial Space/Prison
- Library
- Long Term Living Facility
- Mass Transit
- Memorial
- Residential Dwelling
- Restaurant/Dining Room
- Retail Store
- Spiritual Setting/Place of Worship
- Urban Environment
- Workplace
- School
- Daylight
- Resources
- Lighting
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Same Person, Same Seat (11-10-11)
Costa investigated the tendency of people to sit in the same seat each time they are in a public space.
- Blogs 2011
- Blog Article
- College/University
- Healthcare
- Long Term Living Facility
- Residential Dwelling
- Workplace
- School
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Increase Productivity/Performance
- Promote Social Behavior/Support Diversity
- Support Mental Restoration/Ease Stress
- Useful Design Principles
- Children's Environments
- Educational Environments
- Health Care Environments
- Other Environments
- Residential Environments
- Workplace Environments
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Individualized Healthcare Design
Several recent studies have clarified how space can be used to meet individual patient and caregiver needs.