Effects of indoor environmental parameters related to building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems on patients' medical outcomes: A review of scientific …

A Shajahan, CH Culp, B Williamson - Indoor Air, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The indoor environment of a mechanically ventilated hospital building controls infection
rates as well as influences patients' healing processes and overall medical outcomes. This …

Appraisal of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in healthcare facilities: A literature review

PS Nimlyat, MZ Kandar - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reviews the relevant literature to ascertain the extent to which IEQ performance
evaluation in healthcare facilities have been carried out. The aim is to draw understanding …

Stress reduction in the hospital room: Applying Ulrich's theory of supportive design

CC Andrade, AS Devlin - Journal of environmental psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Hospital rooms may exacerbate or reduce patients' stress. According to Ulrich's (1991)
theory of supportive design, the hospital environment will reduce stress if it fosters …

From oppressiveness to stress: A development of Stress Reduction Theory in the context of contemporary high-density city

L Luo, B Jiang - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to intense urbanization in the last decade, high-density city has become a major type of
human habitat globally. In those cities, oppressiveness has been recognized as a …

Promoting the work engagement of the health worker: The role of secure workplace attachment, perceived spatial-physical comfort, and relationship with patients

AL Mura, M Nonnis, F Scrima, F Fornara - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Though place attachment has been widely studied for a variety of settings, little attention has
been devoted to place attachment in the workplace, particularly in healthcare environments …

Space at home and psychological distress during the Covid-19 lockdown in Italy

F Fornara, O Mosca, A Bosco, AO Caffò, A Lopez… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prolonged periods of restrictions on people's freedom of movement during the first massive
wave of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that most people engaged in all their daily activities …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating impacts of the physical servicescape on satisfaction in cancer care waiting experiences

P Lugosi, C O'Brien, H Olya, RC Pink… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study evaluates waiting experiences in a cancer treatment context. It examines the
effects of multiple servicescape dimensions, including the design, spatial layout and …

Restorative servicescapes in health care: Examining the influence of hotel-like attributes on patient well-being

M Mody, C Suess, T Dogru - Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how 527 patients across different health states assessed the influence
of hotel-like attributes on their well-being. Using theoretical mechanisms of attention …

A systematic review of the psychometric properties of instruments for assessing the quality of the physical environment in healthcare

M Elf, S Nordin, H Wijk, KJ Mckee - Journal of Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify instruments measuring the quality of the physical healthcare environment,
describe their psychometric properties. Background The physical healthcare environment is …

The influence of hospitable design and service on patient responses

C Suess, M Mody - The Service Industries Journal, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A study of 216 respondents examined a medical center environment's influence
on patient responses. A stimulus–organism–response (SOR) model was adapted to the …