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    Environmental color for pediatric patient room design

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    2009-05-15
    Author
    Park, Jin Gyu
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    Abstract
    Color has a large impact on our psychological and physiological responses. This study examines the value of color as a component in a healing environment for pediatric patient rooms by measuring color preferences among healthy children, pediatric patients, and design professionals. Environmental satisfaction is a significant mediator between the physical environment and children’s health. Previous color preference studies have typically been done with small color chips or papers, which are very different from seeing a color applied on wall surfaces. A simulation method allowed for investigating the value of color in real contexts and controlling confounding variables. The findings of this study demonstrated that blue and green are the most preferred, and white the least preferred color, by both children and design professionals. Children’s gender differences were found in that boys prefer red and purple less than girls. Pediatric patients reported lower preference scores for yellow than did healthy children. These findings lead to color application guidelines for designers to understand color more and eventually to create better environments for children and their families.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2420
    Subject
    Color preference
    Pediatric patient
    Healthcare
    Environmental design
    Architectural space
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    Park, Jin Gyu (2007). Environmental color for pediatric patient room design. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2420.

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