Arise From That Chair! (01-20-12)
British psychologists have learned that all that time we spend sitting at work has repercussions beyond the size of the posterior we’re sitting on.
British psychologists have learned that all that time we spend sitting at work has repercussions beyond the size of the posterior we’re sitting on.
Research readily available to healthcare designers for some time has indicated that listening to music seems to reduce the perceived painfulness of medical procedures.
Although research recently conducted at Cornell and London Metropolitan University relates to adult’s and children’s plates, it ultimately may be shown to have repercussions for a broad range of design decisions - such as color use in healthcare facilities where eating needs to be encouraged (e.g., anorexia treatment facilities) – particularly when adults are designing these sorts of spaces for child users.
Hand washing and art—there are few elements of healthcare environments that are more often researched, but new solutions are still being revealed.
Anyone involved with the design of healthcare environments, particularly those to be used by children and adolescents, should review the case study at the website below, which focuses on a children’s hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Researchers at the University of Exeter have completed research that supports including fitness centers in corporate campuses and similar complexes.
Moen and her team investigated the relationship between flexible work arrangements and employee wellness
Designers are often asked to discuss how their work relates to the lived experiences of people with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Danielsson has extensively investigated how office design influences user health, job satisfaction, and well-being.
Pejtersen and his colleagues surveyed Danish people working in offices.