TY - GEN
T1 - Impact of sunlight on pain interference — natural energy and recovery
AU - Wang, Chia Hui
AU - Kuo, Nai Wen
AU - Anthony, Kathryn
N1 - Funding Information:
The research was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C., under Grant No. NSC 97-2410-H-146-001-MY2.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Prior studies have shown that natural and physical environments have significant impacts on human health. However, few studies have been published examining impacts of natural and physical environments within healthcare facilities on patients’ health outcomes, both mental and physiological. This research explores the effects of the built environment for childbirth, specifically in terms of daylight exposure on women’s recovery from post-Cesarean Section. The researchers recruited a total of 296 women undergoing Cesarean Sections from three tertiary hospitals in Taiwan for this research. Results showed that increasing daylight exposure is significantly associated with larger improvement of pain’s interference with relations with others, enjoyment of life, and mood. Appropriate patient room design will save energy and expedite recovery.
AB - Prior studies have shown that natural and physical environments have significant impacts on human health. However, few studies have been published examining impacts of natural and physical environments within healthcare facilities on patients’ health outcomes, both mental and physiological. This research explores the effects of the built environment for childbirth, specifically in terms of daylight exposure on women’s recovery from post-Cesarean Section. The researchers recruited a total of 296 women undergoing Cesarean Sections from three tertiary hospitals in Taiwan for this research. Results showed that increasing daylight exposure is significantly associated with larger improvement of pain’s interference with relations with others, enjoyment of life, and mood. Appropriate patient room design will save energy and expedite recovery.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84973537713
SN - 9781138029330
T3 - Advances in Energy Science and Equipment Engineering - Proceedings of International Conference on Energy Equipment Science and Engineering, ICEESE 2015
SP - 1781
EP - 1786
BT - Advances in Energy Science and Equipment Engineering - Proceedings of International Conference on Energy Equipment Science and Engineering, ICEESE 2015
A2 - Patty, Aragona
A2 - Chen, Shiming
A2 - Zhou, Shiquan
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
T2 - International Conference on Energy Equipment Science and Engineering, ICEESE 2015
Y2 - 30 May 2015 through 31 May 2015
ER -
