Elsevier

Building and Environment

Healing environment: A review of the affect of concrete environmental factors on users

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Abstruse

In recent years, the effects of the concrete surroundings on the healing process and well-being have proved to be increasingly relevant for patients and their families (PF) as well every bit for healthcare staff. The discussions focus on traditional and institutionally designed healthcare facilities (HCF) relative to the actual well-being of patients as an indicator of their wellness and recovery. This review investigates and structures the scientific research on an testify-based healthcare design for PF and staff outcomes. Evidence-based blueprint has become the theoretical concept for what are called healing environments. The results show the effects on PF and staff from the perspective of diverse aspects and dimensions of the physical ecology factors of HFC. A full of 798 papers were identified that fitted the inclusion criteria for this study. Of these, 65 manufactures were selected for review: fewer than l% of these papers were classified with a high level of evidence, and 86% were included in the grouping of PF outcomes. This study demonstrates that testify of staff outcomes is deficient and comparatively substantiated. With the evolution of a more customer-oriented management approach to HCF, the implications of this review are relevant to the design and construction of HCF. Some design features to consider in futurity blueprint and structure of HCF are unmarried-patient rooms, identical rooms, and lighting. For future research, the main claiming will be to explore and specify staff needs and to integrate those needs into the built surround of HCF.

Highlights

► The built environs can contribute to reducing errors, falls, and infections. ► The built environment tin can enhance the privacy, comfort, and control. ► Examples of design features are: single-bed rooms and identical rooms. ► Most of the evidence is found in the topic of view and acoustic comfort. ► Most staff outcomes are empirical based and not scientifically proven.

Keywords

Evidence-based blueprint

Healthcare facility

Building system

Hospital design and structure

Professional

Patient safety

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