Overlays, Views, and Stress (12-26-18)
Research conducted with children may indicate a way to at least partially compensate for lack of nature views in areas where people are likely to feel stressed.
Research conducted with children may indicate a way to at least partially compensate for lack of nature views in areas where people are likely to feel stressed.
Valdimarsdottir and colleagues studied depression levels among a hospitalized group; they linked lighting conditions and depression.
A number of both useful and important healthcare design-related studies were published during the last year.
Making positive life experiences more likely
Heller recently discussed the design of healthcare facilities in the Harvard Business Review.
Nielsen and colleagues studied patient responses to art in hospitals.
Layouts that improve patient and caregiver experiences
Stahlberg, Palmquist, and Nordin have learned that people with irritable bowel syndrome are also likely to have environmental sensitivities; their findings should inform the development of gastrointestinal clinics and similar spaces where concentrations of people with irritable bowel syndrome are more likely to be found.
In EDs, co-worker visibility is desirable
Six features identified