Get Well Soon: Biophilic Design for Healthcare Part 2

Which type of light is most effective for reducing depression?

Fill in the blank: A randomized prospective study conducted in 2004 by Walch et al. assessed the impact of sunlight on patients recovering from cervical and lumbar spinal surgeries. Patients who were randomly admitted to the bright daylit side of the inpatient surgical ward used _____ pain medications and had ______ pain medication costs.

Whitehouse et al. in 2001 post-occupancy study found that the garden had what impact on the hospital’s patients and family?

A study conducted by Ulrich in a Swedish hospital in 1991, looked at the effect of providing landscape paintings, abstract paintings or no painting at all to patients recovering from heart surgery in the ICU. What was the effect on the patient’s stress levels?

Based on the studies that you have heard about today what would you do to improve the experience of a loved one who was staying in a hospital room with no windows?

Which of the following is not a biophilic design attribute implemented in the Duke Medical Pavilion?

Which of the healthcare facilities we talked about goes out of its way to engage the public by holding regular public lectures and workshops for local residents?