Art in healthcare spaces
2 months ago

Art in healthcare spaces

The Hindu  

Healthcare spaces play a vital role in the overall well-being of a patient. With patients, doctors, and medical staff spending long hours in the rooms and hallways of hospitals, the need for integrating art and nature into healthcare facilities is more critical than ever. Green spaces, such as gardens and courtyards, can not only provide respite from clinical settings but also promote physical activity and social interaction among patients, visitors, and healthcare staff. Arts, in the form of therapy, are commonly applied to an array of conditions and illnesses — from post-traumatic stress disorder to autism, mental health, chronic diseases, Alzheimer’s and dementia, neurological disorders and brain injuries, premature births, and physical disabilities — to improve patients’ overall health outcomes, treatment compliance, and quality of life. Integrating region-specific art forms and crafts into the visual vocabulary of a hospital or healthcare centre can help familiarise the space and enhance emotional comfort for patients, distressed individuals and medical staff.

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Having Greenery Around Hospitals Can Ease Confusion, Anger: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Having Greenery Around Hospitals Can Ease Confusion, Anger: Study

News 18  

Walking and moving around large hospitals can feel like being stuck in a trap. An associate professor at the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Jiang utilized immersive virtual environments – digitally-created “worlds” that users are engrossed in – for a controlled experiment that asked participants to complete various wayfinding tasks. “In terms of spatial orientation and wayfinding, …

Hospitals surrounded with greenary can reduce stress of patients: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Hospitals surrounded with greenary can reduce stress of patients: Study

Hindustan Times  

Walking and moving around large hospitals can feel like being stuck in a trap. Research conducted by Shan Jiang showed that introducing nature into large hospitals can humanize the institutional environment and reduce the stress of patients, visitors and healthcare providers. "In terms of spatial orientation and wayfinding, window views of nature and small gardens can effectively break down the …

Health outcomes of displaying art in hospitals
4 years, 10 months ago

Health outcomes of displaying art in hospitals

The Hindu  

Many hospitals, particularly private and corporate ones, hang attractive pictures and art pieces in their entrance halls and patient waiting rooms. Given this, it may come as a surprise that displaying art in hospitals, patient waiting rooms and wards is good for patients, doctors, nurses and other caregivers. Indeed so, the book by Ann Sloan Devlin: “Transforming the Doctor’s office: …

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