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NORDIC LIGHT & COLOUR
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ABSTRACT
The physical environment is increasingly recognized as impor-
tant in health care but even though research on the interrela-
tionship between residents in nursing homes and their physical
environment has been concluded for, findings are seldom com-
municated with designers, architects and facility administra-
tors. This essay takes a nursing perspective on environmental
design with a basis in the notion that the physical environment
represents an important part of nursing care.
The characteristics following the disease should be the starting
point when designing health care environments to minimize
unwanted perceptions and feelings, and to maximize desired
ones. By taking that approach, design could be regarded as a
therapeutic resource to promote well-being and functionality
among residents.
Evidence-based health care design -
how can it be measured?
Aspects of colour and light
Helle Wijk