The sense of home nursing residents is a multifactorial phenomenon which important for the quality living. This purpose this study to investigate factors influencing older adults residing in from perspective residents, relatives and care professionals. A total 78 participants (n = 24 n 18 26 professionals) 4 homes Netherlands engaged qualitative study, photography was as supportive tool subsequent interviews focus groups. data were analyzed based on open ended coding, axial coding selective...

Various studies have shown that the architecture and design of a nursing home can profound impact on sense old people residing in home, next to psychological social factors. However, adequate guidance how these factors be operationalized practice is not provided for architects interior designers. This study investigated which architectural contribute implemented guidelines. Two existing data sets were used, combining most recent evidence from literature experiences residents, family...

Understanding students' preferences of their study place, in particular acoustical and psychosocial preferences, is important to health comfort. This aimed identify clusters students with similar reasons for certain each cluster. A mixed-methods approach was applied, consisting a questionnaire, which completed by 451 bachelor students, field conducted 23 from the same sample. The questionnaire data included among others scores, while comprised interview transcripts, building checklists,...

To study the combined effect of different environmental factors on children in a classroom setting, 250 from seven primary schools were exposed to 36 configurations ('all' and 'fewer' acoustical panels; 'displacement' 'mixing' ventilation; sound type: 'children talk', 'traffic', 'none'; 'direct', 'indirect' 'soft' lighting). In four-way factorial design, they assessed with 18 groups eight days temperature, draught, noise, light smell. Correlation, three-way ANOVA, comparison tests...

To identify current problems in the classroom and to conceptualize design solutions by primary school children solve these problems, 335 from seven schools participated a workshop held Experience room of SenseLab, comprising two parts. In part 1, were asked think about their own at choose an IEQ-problem that they are bothered with. 2 workshop, imagine inventor or scientist 2040 with all resources available make for future. The content analysis appearing drawings written text resulted 5...

It is well known that the demand on hospital staff increasing and their comfort health may be affected negatively by dose building-related aspects. Comfort differ between departments. However, outpatient areas are understudied. To better understand of in a survey was performed which social comfort, personal work-related aspects were all accounted for. This study aimed to identify relation different room types. Of 1694 invitations sent six buildings, 566 respondents (33%) included analysis....

Comfort and health of outpatient staff is important due to the growing demand healthcare its crucial influence on society. Previous studies have mostly focused perception comfort indicated a large prevalence building-related symptoms dissatisfaction with in hospital buildings. Unfortunately, limited information was available individual preferences relation building aspects, especially areas. This study aims understand their comfort, health, work- aspects. Data were collected survey from 556...

Research has shown that students differ in their preferences of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and psychosocial aspects study places. Since previous studies have mainly focused on identifying these rather than investigating the different profiles students, this aimed at profiling based IEQ A questionnaire was completed by 451 bachelor faculty Architecture Built Environment. TwoStep cluster analysis performed twice separately. First, to preferences, second preferences. This resulted three...

While the pressure on hospital workers keeps growing, they are generally more dissatisfied with their comfort than other occupants in hospitals or offices. To better understand of outpatient hospitals, clusters for preferences and perceptions indoor environmental quality (IEQ) social were identified a previous study before outbreak coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This qualitative explains workers’ main during COVID-19 Semi-structured interviews photo-elicitation used....

The indoor environmental quality, control, layout and appearance may affect comfort satisfaction of patients, as well visitors staff in hospitals. Due to differences activities, duration stay health status, needs the different groups vary. In order design hospitals, which positively support all occupants, information is needed about perceived importance factors. This study compared with inpatient bedrooms (single multiple bedrooms). A questionnaire was designed rating scale questions; 499...

Myopia is on the rise worldwide and its onset can be triggered by environmental factors, including light exposure. Guaranteeing an adequate exposure to daylight particularly important for young children, whose eyes need best conditions a healthy development. Monitoring assessing levels in school buildings therefore paramount studies myopia but it prove challenging. This paper paves way use of climate-based simulation as tool complement field myopia. Existing tools were found characterise...

Building-related health symptoms are multifactorial, hence a comprehensive study is needed to identify associations of such with building aspects. Previous studies have identified certain characteristics as risk factors for both dry eyes and headaches, which among the most prevalent suffered by office workers. This investigated headaches in outpatient areas because these conditions may vary between hospital buildings. A survey was performed six buildings, included administering questionnaire...

Students are exposed to various environmental stimuli at their home study places.However, different students have preferences in terms of indoor quality (IEQ) aspects and psychosocial these places.A previous on students' places resulted nine profiles based IEQ places.It was found that there were not highly concerned with sounds places, while other about sounds.Accordingly, this present aims clustering acoustical-related questionnaire survey completed by 451 first-year bachelor the Faculty...

Highlights: Future elderly are willing to share facilities and take care of each other, as long they do not have help others with getting dressed, washing or going bed. The preferences for ways living receiving vary largely between future elderly. Concepts shared elaborated that may contribute suitable environments fit the specific needs

University students spend a considerable time at study places. The acoustical quality of these places is one the indoor environmental qualities (IEQ) that can have an impact on student's health, comfort, and performance. soundscape approach has been introduced to better understand occupants' sound perception experience sounds in relation environment. This aims explore soundscapes home by conducting semi-structured interviews with 23 university different profiles. For qualitative analysis,...

Research highlights 1) This paper explains how EBD principles in the design of an academic hospital were inte-grated 2) Design solutions, based on principles, integrated different scale levels.

A PhD study was carried out on comfort and health of workers in outpatient areas because hos-pital are generally less satisfied with than patients were understudied. To better understand differences preferences satisfaction individuals, profiles produced Two-Step Cluster analysis, based a questionnaire, responded by 556 workers, building inspection six hospital locations. Thereafter, interviews performed to explain the preferences. As COVID-19 pandemic started after produc-tion profiles,...

Against the backdrop of an increasing need for healthcare, staff shortages and relatively high rates sick leave, understanding wellbeing (comfort health) hospital workers is important. This research aims to provide a contribution, through mixed-methods approach, with broad in-depth insights into comfort health. Therefore, data have been collected from questionnaires, building inspections, interviews, photos, analysed several techniques. Personal, work, building-related aspects were included...

Against the backdrop of an increasing need for healthcare, staff shortages and relatively high rates sick leave, understanding wellbeing (comfort health) hospital workers is important. This research aims to provide a contribution, through mixed-methods approach, with broad in-depth insights into comfort health. Therefore, data have been collected from questionnaires, building inspections, interviews, photos, analysed several techniques. Personal, work, building-related aspects were included...