Nature Videos and Colonoscopies (11-20-19)
Sjolander and colleagues examined the effects of showing people having colonoscopies nature videos during the procedure and found that the patients exposed to the nature videos experienced less stress.
Sjolander and colleagues examined the effects of showing people having colonoscopies nature videos during the procedure and found that the patients exposed to the nature videos experienced less stress.
Research indicates that listening to instrumental music can relieve cardiac stress.
Browning and colleagues have determined that virtual nature experiences can have the same effects on mental health as “real” ones.
Crossan and Salmoni’s work confirms previous studies which have determined that nature experiences are mentally refreshing.
Moran determined that nature experiences, “real” or via images, have a restorative effect on people in prison, they seem to reduce their mental fatigue.
Cognitive science research details how workplace design can optimize professional wellbeing and performance by making worker burnout less likely and employee engagement more probable.
Relaxation, stress, and anxiety affected
Evolving waterside walks
Haapakangas and colleagues studied the experience of moving into an activity-based workplace (ABW).
Staats and Groot investigated where solo individuals choose to sit in a crowded café when there are already people sitting in some of the coffee house seats.