Audio-visual interaction and visitor characteristics affect perceived soundscape restorativeness: Case study in five parks in China

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 77, P. 127738 - 127738

Published: Sept. 22, 2022

Language: Английский

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Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in healthcare facilities: A systematic literature review and gap analysis

Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 86, P. 108787 - 108787

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Numerous studies have examined the connection between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and health in various healthcare settings. However, it remains uncertain whether these findings are consistent across a wide array of environments for diverse IEQ elements such as daylighting, thermal comfort, acoustics, air quality. As result, this study aims to holistically assess impact on facilities with focus patient staff outcomes identify gaps knowledge within domain. The applied qualitative research approach, including systematic literature review from last three decades, covering four major databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web Science). collective body consistently demonstrates that favourable positively impacts recovery, reduces stress levels, shortens hospital stays, enhances effectiveness care delivery. Nevertheless, notable gap exists concerning combined effects healing outcomes, particularly purpose-built non-purpose-built facilities. To bridge gap, we propose adopting an evidence-based design approach understand relationship hospital's environment well-being both patients staff, specific architectural considerations. also proposes conceptual framework helps dynamics offer valuable insights researchers, policymakers, professionals building design, facilitating enhancement guidelines standards tailored

Language: Английский

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Therapeutic gardens as a design approach for optimising the healing environment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: A narrative review

EXPLORE, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 352 - 362

Published: May 28, 2019

Language: Английский

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Watching Nature Videos Promotes Physiological Restoration: Evidence From the Modulation of Alpha Waves in Electroencephalography

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: June 7, 2022

Various lines of evidence have shown that nature exposure is beneficial for humans. Despite several empirical findings pointing out to cognitive and emotional positive effects, most the these effects are correlational, it has been challenging identify a cause-effect relationship between benefits. Only few published studies use psychophysiological methods assess biological correlates effects. Establishing connection human physiology contact with natural settings important identifying relationships environments commonly reported in exposure. In present study, we recorded physiological indexes brain activity (electroencephalography) sympathetic nervous system (electrodermal activity), while participants were presented series videos displaying natural, urban, or neutral (non-environmental, computerized) scenes. Participants rated scenes their perceived relaxing value, after each experimental condition, they performed task (digit span backward). as relaxing. Spectral analyses EEG showed promoted alpha waves, especially over central brain. The results suggest experiencing virtually produces measurable reliable markers which known be related restorative processes.

Language: Английский

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Building a satisfactory indoor environment for healthcare facility occupants: A literature review

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 228, P. 109861 - 109861

Published: Nov. 24, 2022

Language: Английский

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Restorative Effects of Classroom Soundscapes on Children’s Cognitive Performance

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 293 - 293

Published: Jan. 21, 2019

Previous studies have examined the restorative benefits of soundscapes on adults’ cognitive performance, but it was unclear whether those would be possible for children. In this paper, two experiments applied a before–after design to explore effects different children’s sustained attention and short-term memory, respectively, in simulated classroom situation. Experiment 1, 46 children aged 8–12 were first mentally fatigued by performing an oral arithmetic task then asked conduct response test (SART), order assess their fatigue. After that, period 3-min soundscape presented, SART conducted again examine recovery. 2, 45 participated experiment procedure same as except that digit span (DST) used instead measure memory. The results showed music, birdsong, fountain sound, stream sound facilitated greater recovery than other sounds reaction time. Participants also better performance memory after exposure followed music birdsong. Those confirmed actual perceived performance.

Language: Английский

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Designing Ecological Auditory Feedback on Lower Limb Kinematics for Hemiparetic Gait Training

Sensors, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(8), P. 3964 - 3964

Published: April 13, 2023

Auditory feedback has earlier been explored as a tool to enhance patient awareness of gait kinematics during rehabilitation. In this study, we devised and tested novel set concurrent paradigms on swing phase in hemiparetic training. We adopted user-centered design approach, where kinematic data recorded from 15 patients was used three algorithms (wading sounds, abstract, musical) based filtered gyroscopic four inexpensive wireless inertial units. The were (hands-on) by focus group five physiotherapists. They recommended that the abstract musical be discarded due sound quality informational ambiguity. After modifying wading algorithm (as per their feedback), conducted feasibility test involving nine seven physiotherapists, variants applied conventional overground training session. Most found meaningful, enjoyable use, natural-sounding, tolerable for typical duration. Three exhibited immediate improvements when applied. However, minor asymmetries difficult perceive feedback, there variability receptiveness motor change among patients. believe our findings can advance current research sensor-based auditory learning enhancement neurorehabilitation.

Language: Английский

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The Effects of Soundscape Interactions on the Restorative Potential of Urban Green Spaces

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2674 - 2674

Published: March 18, 2025

From the perspective of landscape environment and human health, this study introduces concept soundscape from ecology. Through two experiments evaluating restorative properties soundscapes, it analyzes compares differences in benefits among various sounds urban green spaces. The further explores effects single soundscapes combined types on environmental provides recommendations for creating main findings are as follows: (1) Sound significantly influence benefits, with notable interactions observed three categories. Significant were also found different soundscapes. (2) most anthropogenic, biophonic, geophonic light background music (1.4193), bird (1.9890), flowing water (1.2691), respectively. least vehicle noise (−2.6210), conversation (−0.8788), thunder (−0.7840). (3) exist between multi-level Except sounds, general pattern is two-level > three-level

Language: Английский

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Designing Supportive Soundscapes for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 16(24), P. 4904 - 4904

Published: Dec. 4, 2019

Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Where environmental sounds (e.g., outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived as negative, containing natural can also have positive effect on health well-being. This supportive getting increasing attention for use in practice. paper addresses design sonic environment persons with dementia nursing homes. Starting from review key mechanisms related to perception, cognitive deficits behavior, framework derived composition dementia. The proposed centered around using acoustic stimuli influencing mood, stimulating feeling safety triggering response person. These intended be deployed added home improve well-being behavior residents.

Language: Английский

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Audiovisual Bimodal and Interactive Effects for Soundscape Design of the Indoor Environments: A Systematic Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 339 - 339

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

A growing number of soundscape studies involving audiovisual factors have been conducted; however, their bimodal and interactive effects on indoor evaluations not yet thoroughly reviewed. The overarching goal this systematic review was to develop the framework for designing sustainable soundscapes by focusing relations. search individual conducted through three databases engines: Scopus, Web Science, PubMed. Based qualitative reviews selected thirty papers, a evaluation concerning visual indicators proposed. Overall, greenery factor most important variable, followed water features moderating noise annoyance perceived occupants in given environments. presence information sound-source visibility would moderate influence other audio-related perceptions. Furthermore, sound sources impact multiple perceptual responses (audio, visual, cognitive, emotional perceptions) related overall experiences when certain are interactively involved. proposed highlights potential use bimodality interactivity environments more effective ways.

Language: Английский

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