Integrated energy, daylighting, comfort and environmental performance analysis of window systems in patient rooms
2022
Architectural Science Review
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 65
Pages 319-337
Author(s): Eisazadeh, N., De Troyer, F., Allacker, K.
Added August 2022
The multisensory/Snoezelen environment to optimize the dental care patient experience
2022
Dental Clinics of North America
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 66
Pages 209-228
Author(s): Sigal, A., Sigal, M.
Added April 2022
Decreased daytime light intensity at nonwindow hospital beds: Comparisons with light intensity at window hospital beds and light exposure in nonhospitalized elderly individuals
2018
Chronobiology International
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 35
Pages 719-723
Author(s): Iwamoto, J., Obayashi, K., Kobayashi, M., Kotsuji, T., Matsui, R., Ito, K., Yoshida, O., Kurumatani, N., Saeki, K.
Added October 2020
Room- and illumination-related effects of an artificial skylight
2016
Lighting Research & Technology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 48
Pages 539-558
Author(s): Canazei, M, Laner, M., Staggl, S., Pohl, W., Ragazzi, P., Magatti, D., Martinelli, E., Di Trapani, P.
Added August 2018
Psychiatric ward design can reduce aggressive behavior
2018
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Journal Article
Author(s): Ulrich, R. S., Bogren, L., Gardiner, S. K., Lundin, S.
Added July 2018
Analysis of circadian stimulus allowed by daylighting in hospital rooms
2017
Lighting Research and Technology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 49
Pages 49-61
Author(s): Acosta, I, Leslie, R. P., Figueiro, M. G.
Light is the major synchronizer of circadian rhythms to the 24-hour solar day. Compared to the visual system, the circadian system requires more light to be activated and is more sensitive to short-wavelength light. For those confined indoors, such as patients or residents in care facilities, the lack of access to daylight, or electric lighting providing a comparable amount, spectrum, distribution, duration, and timing, may compromise their human health and well-being.
Added November 2016
Affective design of waiting areas in primary healthcare
2008
The TQM Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 20
Pages 389-408
Author(s): Ayas, E., Eklund, J., Ishihara, S.
Added January 2016
Impact of healthcare design on patients’ perception of a rheumatology outpatient infusion room: an interventional pilot study
2015
Clinical Rheumatology
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 34
Pages 1249-1254
Author(s): Bukh, G., Tommerup, A. M. M., Madsen, O. R.
Evidence-based healthcare design is a concept aimed at reducing stress factors in the physical environment for the benefit of patients and the medical staff. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of room modifications on patients’ perception of an outpatient infusion room used for treating rheumatologic diseases. Patient and nurse interviews, a staff workshop and field...
Added December 2015
Room for caring: patients' experiences of well-being, relief and hope during serious illness
2015
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 29
Pages 426-434
Author(s): Timmermann, C., Uhrenfeldt, L., Birkelund, R.
The positive impact of pleasing hospital aesthetics, both in terms of uplifted moods and improved health outcomes in patients, has been documented and discussed throughout history. From ancient Greeks to Florence Nightingale to modern evidence-based health design, the belief that the hospital environment itself, apart from its technical and clinical abilities, actively contributes to the healing process has resurfaced repeatedly. Despite this, scarcely any empirical research has been done to show how seriously ill patients personally experience their hospital rooms, and what these experiences mean to them during the healing process.
Added December 2015
Assessment of daylight in rooms with different architectural features
2015
Building Research & Information
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 43
Pages 222-237
Author(s): Cammarano, S., Pellegrino, A., Verso, V. R. M., Aghemo, C.
In an effort to reduce energy consumption and costs, many designers are focusing on producing buildings that make effective use of natural lighting. Numerous studies have shown how natural lighting holds a variety of potential benefits for building inhabitants; however, further research is needed to better understand how interior and exterior building designs can promote or hinder occupant exposure to natural lighting.
Added May 2015
Impacts of indoor daylight environments on patient average length of stay (ALOS) in a healthcare facility
2012
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Choi, J.-H., Beltran, L. O., Kim, H.-S.
One of the components that increases the quality of the indoor environment in hospitals is window views with access to daylight. The orientation of a window can be significant to the amount of daylight a room can get. This study examined the indoor environments of patient rooms located on different sides of a hospital building to investigate the impact of daylight on the length of stay.
Added March 2015
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Transformed Nursing Home: The First Four Green House Settings
2013
Journal of Housing For the Elderly
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 23
Pages 304-334
Author(s): Cutler, L. J., Kane, R. A.
To study how well the physical environments of four Green Houses® served the residents, staff, and visitors and to develop recommendations for similar small-house nursing home projects. Longitudinal post-occupancy evaluation of four houses using mixed-methods, including behavioral mapping, checklist ratings of individual bedrooms and bathrooms, place-centered time scans, environmental tracers,...
Added September 2014
