Focus: Facility Design
Patient room design can affect stress
A 2017 article by Andrade and colleagues offers findings that suggest how design elements may reduce patient stress, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
A 2017 article by Andrade and colleagues, who tested Roger Ulrich’s theory of supportive design, offers findings that suggest how certain design elements may reduce patient stress. There is no “magic bullet” design solution for stress reduction, but a better understanding of the link between design and stress can help healthcare leadership make better design decisions, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
Read the article.
June 28, 2018
Topic Area:
Architecture
Recent Posts
Barge knew that patients were at the core of the design process.
New program addresses critical need for patients with severe brain injuries.
Case follows a similar finding of Legionnaires’ disease in a former patient.
The new cardiovascular institute improves access and care across the region.
Berger Hospital was evacuated after smoke was discovered in the basement.