Environment-Behavior Studies for Healthcare Design

<p><em>Environment-Behavior Studies for Healthcare Design</em> explains how environment-behavior (EB) studies can contribute to healthcare design research and explores how evidence-based theories can be applied and integrated into the healthcare design practice. </p><p>Drawing on EB theories and the latest research in environment-behavior studies this book shows how the healthcare environment can positively impact patients' and caregivers' well-being and healthcare organization's efficiency by modifying environmental attributes such as space configuration color lighting signage acoustics and artwork. It addresses a range of healthcare facilities including children's hospitals long-term care acute care and outpatient care facilities and uses a range of evidence-based design research methods such as interviews focus groups observations surveys and space syntax. The author also explains how research evidence and evidence-based design can be integrated into healthcare design more cohesively in a redefined design process. This book provides a solid conceptual structure that informs a clear map for understanding the EB theories and their applications in healthcare design.</p><p>This research guide for healthcare design helps students academics designers and architects reconsider how to create environments that support patients’ healing and well-being whilst considering efficiency and safety.</p>