1. Art in Hospitals: A user-oriented experimental case study.
Nielsen1
, Roessler2
, Fich1
, and Mullins1
University of Aalborg1
and University of Southern Denmark2
Student Name: Marjorie Ann Cuerdo
- Mixed method
- Preliminary user-oriented study ranked 20 paint-
ings
- Experiment followed using the four most and one
least popular painting
- Fieldwork in day rooms
of five medical wards
- Weekdays 9-17
- Two-week period
- Without artworks
- With artworks
- Thermal cameras
monitored the usage,
patient occupation, and
flow in two of the day
rooms
- Observation, participant
observation, and informal
conversations were collected in all five rooms
Introduction
The aim of this case study was to
understand patient-oriented satisfaction
and to qualify the understanding of and
guidelines for the application of art in
hospitals.
Background
Environmental aspects, such as
architecture and art, affect patient
well-being and satisfaction. To further study
this, we must analyze current guidelines for
art in hospitals from a user-oriented per-
spective on patient experiences and prefer-
ences during hospitalization.
References
Nielsen, S., Fich, L., Roessler, K., and Mullins, M., 2016. Art in hospitals - The significance of certain elements in art on patient experience and use of art in hospitals. A user-oriented experimental case study (original article)
Nielsen, S., Roessler, K., Fich, L., and Mullins, M., 2016. Art in hospitals - The significance of interaction. A user-oriented experimental case study.
Methods
Conclusions
Application of art is a source of stimuli and healing
and a means to affect patient satisfaction in
hospitals.
Through anthropological methods, our study finds
a need for the expansion of current
evidence-based design guidelines to recognize the
potential of abstract art in hospital settings.
Guidelines for art in hospitals need to be based on
specificities of colour, shape, and movement,
rather than in the dichotomy between figurative
versus abstract art.
Results
Art contributes in fostering an
environment and atmosphere, where
patients can feel safe, socialize, and
hold a connection to the world outside
the hospital.
Presence of art showed an effect on
patients’ experience of space, time,
and self. Indirectly, art enhances the
experience of quality of medical
treatment, recovery, and reducing
length of hospitalization.
Paintings were rated primarily in
favour of figurative art painted in light
colours, but both figurative and
abstract art in light and dark colours
were rated highest.
The role of contrast in saturation and
white-black value are significant.
Motifs with curved shapes are
experienced most positively than
sharp.
Spatial context -- placement and size
-- affected the experience and
preference of a painting.
Art that infused or portrayed a sense
of movement, depth, or triggered
recognition, identity, and a sense of
belonging were preferred.
Iversen, Kræsten “Bthing Place, Svaneke, Morning Sun” Thonsgaard, Carla “Amalienborg”
Krøjer “Again”
Bendtsen “Alexandravej i gråvejr”
Swane, Christine “Bådstad Hallandsåsen”
Gernes, Paul “Untitled”