Mechanism · 7 records
Threat appraisal
Features are rapidly evaluated for potential danger or safety
family: Affect
ND-0034 · 2020 · Systematic review
A systematic review and conceptual framework of biophilic design parameters in clinical environments
Authors per journal record. Healthcare / built environment literature
Different user groups appeared to value different biophilic parameters, including daylight, views, natural content, refuge and environmental comfort.
ND-0035 · 2024 · Systematic review
Biophilic design in healthcare: a systematic review of health and wellbeing outcomes
Al Khatib, Samara & Ndiaye. Frontiers in Built Environment
The review links biophilic interventions with reduced stress, anxiety and pain and with some recovery-related outcomes, while evidence strength varies.
ND-0056 · 2006 · Behavioral experiment
Humans Prefer Curved Visual Objects
Moshe Bar & Maital Neta. Psychological Science
Participants showed a preference for curved over sharp-contoured objects, consistent with a negative bias toward sharp transitions.
ND-0077 · 2008 · Systematic review
A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
Ulrich et al. HERD
The review found design-relevant evidence across infection control, acoustics, nature/daylight, ergonomics, room type and layout, while quality varied by topic.
ND-0080 · 2023 · Systematic review and narrative synthesis
Clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes associated with single rooms compared with shared accommodation for acute hospital admissions
Authors per BMJ Open record. BMJ Open
Patients often preferred single rooms for privacy and shared rooms for social interaction; sleep perceptions often favored single rooms while objective noise differences were less consistent.
ND-0085 · 2024 · Experimental study
Beyond sight: Comparing traditional virtual reality and immersive multi-sensory environments in stress reduction of university students
Baktash, Kim & Shirazi. Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Both immersive conditions reduced anxiety; the multisensory condition showed a larger reduction trend, though the between-group difference was not statistically decisive.
ND-0117 · 2005 · Field / psychophysiological experiment
Human Response to Window Views and Indoor Plants in the Workplace
Chang & Chen. HortScience
Nature views and indoor plants were associated with lower tension or anxiety across several conditions compared with no-view/no-plant settings.