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- Title
Flower Power.
- Authors
Benda, William
- Abstract
The article offers the author's insights on the impact of hospital room environment on the health outcomes of patients. It relates the article of Seong-Hyun Park and Richard H. Mattson which depicts that houseplants help lower blood pressure, pain, and anxiety of patients recovering from hemorrhoid surgery. It mentions that more than 1,500 studies had shown that architectural design affects the rates clinical dilemmas including medical errors, accident falls, and patient stress levels.
- Subjects
HEALTH facility design &; construction; HOUSE plants in interior decoration; PHYTOTHERAPY; PATIENT management; MATTSON, Richard H.; SEONG-Hyun Park
- Publication
Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 9, p951
- ISSN
1075-5535
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/acm.2009.0328