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Profession
Age Sex
Education
Work experience
Architect
48
Female
School of architecture
11 years as an architect
Architect
57
Female
School of architecture
32 years as an architect
Nursing home
manager
48
Female
Social care programme
6 years as a nursing home
manager
Nursing home
manager
53
Female
Social care programme
14 years as a nursing home
manager
Nurse assistant
23
Female
Secondary school
2 years within elderly care
Nurse
56
Female
Nursing programme
27 years within elderly care
Nurse
58
Female
Nursing programme
24 years within elderly care
Nurse
59
Male
Nursing programme
25 years within elderly care
> Can you describe a situation when light and colour have been
important in your work?
> In what way can light and colour interact?
> How did you receive information about the use of light and
colour within elderly care?
Analysis
The material was analyzed with qualitative content analysis on
a manifest level (Graneheim & Lundman, 2004). The interviews
were transcribed verbatim and read several times. Meaning
units containing information in accordance with the aim of the
study were highlighted. The text were condensed in order to
keep core meaning, and then labelled with codes. Codes with
similar content were pooled and grouped into categories.
Results
The result is based on six main categories that emerged during
the analyzing procedure, and the categories are further classi-
fied into subcategories. Some quotations are presented in
order to illustrate the meaning of a subcategory, and the quo-
tations are numbered representing different informants. The
following main categories are presented in the result section:
- Colours used to create contrasts
- Other colour aspects in the indoor environment
- Daylight and electric lighting within indoor environment
- The interaction between colour and light
- Environmental and caring aspects in nursing home facilities
- Knowledge and experience
Colours used to create contrasts
Seven out of eight informants discussed the importance of
using colours to create contrasts. Contrasting colours were
used primarily to support persons with cognitive and visual
disabilities. The informants thought that contrasting colour
was important for way finding, information, support, recogni-
tion, clarification, and also to create a pleasant feeling. The two
main spaces where contrasting colours were used were within
the bathrooms and dining rooms. The informants also reported
the importance of the colours of the flooring and carpeting.
Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study sample