Patients Light Preferences in Hospital Wards: related to light atmosphere in Danish homes

Lone Stidsen, H. S. Bjerrum, Poul Henning Kirkegaard, Niels Thuesen, Anna Marie Fisker

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Abstract

When designing Danish hospitals in the future, patients, staff and guests are in focus and it is especially important to design an environment with knowledge of users sensory and functionally needs. Likewise, focus should be on how hospital wards can support patients’ experiences or maybe even how it can have a positive influence on the recovery process. The present paper introduces the human perspective and the Danish cultural approach in illuminating homes and how it can contribute to innovative lighting design at hospitals. The importance of having a holistic approach to lighting design is introduced based on the theory by Gernot Böhmes i.e. “concept of atmosphere” dealing with the effect of experiencing atmosphere. The aim of this study for design of a lighting concept for wards is to get qualified information on patients light preferences for light atmosphere by studying the everyday use of light in homes.

This explorative study displays the preferred light atmosphere in Danish homes in the age group of 60-85 years old people. With an anthropologically approach to the subject using semi structured interviews, the goal is to explore preferences for light atmosphere when the user are in the control of the light and get inspiration on how they create a private sphere. The purpose is also through this analyses to display cultural trends of illuminating homes, therefore, the paper will introduce the design lighting concept for wards based on different everyday situation activities from a hospital ward.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProceedings of first International Confernce on Light 2011
RedaktørerK. Domke, C.A. Brebbia
Antal sider12
ForlagWessex Institute of Technology, UK
Publikationsdato2011
Sider211-222
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-84564-550-2
StatusUdgivet - 2011
BegivenhedLight 2011 : First International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment - Poznan, Polen
Varighed: 17 maj 201119 maj 2011

Konference

KonferenceLight 2011 : First International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment
Land/OmrådePolen
ByPoznan
Periode17/05/201119/05/2011

Emneord

  • Lighting Design
  • Hospital Ward
  • Light Atmosphere
  • Private Sphere
  • Cultural Factors
  • Patients Light Preferences
  • Lighting Danish Homes

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