Chang Kaowen Grace, Chien Hungju
Department of Landscape Architecture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City 600, Taiwan.
Commerce Technology Application Research Division, Commerce Development Research Institute, Taipei City 106, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jul 5;14(7):724. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070724.
Studies have suggested that visiting and viewing landscaping at hospitals accelerates patient's recovery from surgery and help staff's recovery from mental fatigue. To plan and construct such landscapes, we need to unravel landscape features desirable to different groups so that the space can benefit a wide range of hospital users. Using discrete choice modeling, we developed experimental choice sets to investigate how landscape features influence the visitations of different users in a large regional hospital in Taiwan. The empirical survey provides quantitative estimates of the influence of each landscape feature on four user groups, including patients, caregivers, staff, and neighborhood residents. Our findings suggest that different types of features promote visits from specific user groups. Landscape features facilitating physical activities effectively encourage visits across user groups especially for caregivers and staff. Patients in this study specify a strong need for contact with nature. The nearby community favors the features designed for children's play and family activities. People across user groups value the features that provide a mitigated microclimate of comfort, such as a shelter. Study implications and limitations are also discussed. Our study provides information essential for creating a better healing environment in a hospital setting.
研究表明，在医院观赏和游览景观能加速患者术后康复，并有助于医护人员从精神疲劳中恢复。为了规划和建设这样的景观，我们需要弄清楚不同群体所期望的景观特征，以便该空间能使广大医院使用者受益。我们运用离散选择模型，开发了实验选择集，以研究景观特征如何影响台湾一家大型区域医院中不同用户的到访情况。实证调查提供了每种景观特征对包括患者、护理人员、医护人员和周边居民在内的四个用户群体影响的定量估计。我们的研究结果表明，不同类型的特征会促进特定用户群体的到访。便于进行体育活动的景观特征能有效鼓励各用户群体前来，尤其是护理人员和医护人员。本研究中的患者明确表示非常需要接触自然。附近社区青睐为儿童游乐和家庭活动设计的景观特征。各用户群体都重视能提供舒适微气候缓解环境的景观特征，比如遮蔽处。我们还讨论了研究的意义和局限性。我们的研究为在医院环境中创造更好的康复环境提供了至关重要的信息。
