Positive impacts of environmental characteristics on health and wellbeing in health-care facilities : a review
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2012
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Well-designed indoor environments can support people’s health and welfare. In this literature review, we identify the environmental features that affect human health and wellbeing. Environmental characteristics found to influence health outcomes and/or wellbeing included: environmental safety; indoor air quality (e.g. odour and temperature); sound and noise; premises and interior design (e.g. construction materials, viewing nature and experiencing nature, windows versus no windows, light, colours, unit layout and placement of the furniture, the type of room, possibilities to control environmental elements, environmental complexity and sensory simulations, cleanliness, ergonomics and accessibility, ‛‛wayfinding’’); art, and music, among others. Indoor environments that incorporate healing elements can, for instance, reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure, lessen pain and shorten hospital stays. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54368/2/54368.pdf Salonen, Heidi, Lahtinen, Marjaana, Lappalainen, Sanna, Nevala, Nina, Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, & Reijula, Kari (2012) Positive impacts of environmental characteristics on health and wellbeing in health-care facilities : a review. In Healthy Buildings 2012, 10th International Conference, Official Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 8-12 July 2012, Brsibane Exhibition and Convention Centre, Brisbane, QLD. (Unpublished) |
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Copyright 2012 The Authors |
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School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #040100 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES #040101 Atmospheric Aerosols #050206 Environmental Monitoring #Indoor environment #Healing #Wellbeing #Design #Health-care space |
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Conference Paper |