Architecture and Neuroscience: Green Areas Con-tributions to Hospitalized Patients’ Homeostasis

Architecture and Neuroscience: Green Areas Con-tributions to Hospitalized Patients’ Homeostasis

Ferreira, Claudio Lima; Lima, Larissa Vaz

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Hospitalization is, for the patient, a neuropsychophysiological stressor, thus pertinent theories point to architectural stimuli as a tool for the homeostasis restoration and consequent well-being. Furthermore, they compile advantages to the patients’ treat-ment and highlight, mainly, the natural environments benefits, which is elucidated by the Biophilia theory. Through literature review and analysis of applied research in national and international hospitals, extracted from indexing databases of scientific production in the 2000-2020 timeframe, it was found that these areas [a] promote stimuli that enhance emotions and positive feelings; [b] act to restore stress and anxiety; [c] reduce pain, analgesic intake and length of stay; and [d] increase patient satisfaction. By sharing the results of this research, the objective is, in addition to stimulating future research on the organism behavior in the environments, to indicate perspectives for hospital ambiences

Hospitalization is, for the patient, a neuropsychophysiological stressor, thus pertinent theories point to architectural stimuli as a tool for the homeostasis restoration and consequent well-being. Furthermore, they compile advantages to the patients’ treat-ment and highlight, mainly, the natural environments benefits, which is elucidated by the Biophilia theory. Through literature review and analysis of applied research in national and international hospitals, extracted from indexing databases of scientific production in the 2000-2020 timeframe, it was found that these areas [a] promote stimuli that enhance emotions and positive feelings; [b] act to restore stress and anxiety; [c] reduce pain, analgesic intake and length of stay; and [d] increase patient satisfaction. By sharing the results of this research, the objective is, in addition to stimulating future research on the organism behavior in the environments, to indicate perspectives for hospital ambiences

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DOI: 10.5151/sigradi2021-260

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Ferreira, Claudio Lima; Lima, Larissa Vaz; "Architecture and Neuroscience: Green Areas Con-tributions to Hospitalized Patients’ Homeostasis", p-927-940. In: XXV International Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics. São Paulo: Blucher, 2021.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/sigradi2021-260