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Re: Filling hospitals with art reduces patient stress, anxiety and pain

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Post by weddpros » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 2:30 AM UTC

greenshackle2 wrote: post #54

tokai wrote: post #40

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I think this is the paper on the birth time. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003039921...

"A screen was designed to hide emergency equipment with the joint aim of reducing women's anxieties and (through visual art) acting as a focal point of attention and distraction during labour, thus diminishing requirements for analgesia. Results demonstrated, in the presence of the screen, a statistically significant shortening of the duration of labour by 2.1h" Uh, I don't have access to the full article, but was th…

Agree... and I'd love to see another control, one that is just "pretty" but is not (considered) art...

Re: Filling hospitals with art reduces patient stress, anxiety and pain

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Post by _yrst » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 2:50 AM UTC

merpnderp wrote: post #110

BuildTheRobots wrote: post #39

When not in hospital, we suggest people need mental stimulation, exercise, good food and daylight to stay healthy and sane. None of these things are possible when you're convalescing. Don't get me wrong, I'm _very_ thankful for the fact I still have both my legs, but staying sane is extremely difficult. Half of the bays on my ward literally had no windows. There were people around me that hadn't seen daylight in over…

Where is this? In the US I’ve never seen a hospital without windows and free tv. Although gyms are different, likely because if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Although one thing that always stood out is no one is expected to sleep in a hospital. A nurse or doctor will likely be in every few hours doing something to wake you up. And in between there will always be noise from t…

Not to mention every US hospital I've been in has free wifi (U of M, OSU, St. Joseph in Ann Arbor).

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Post by rolltiide » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

mhh__ wrote: post #115

merpnderp wrote: post #110

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Where is this? In the US I’ve never seen a hospital without windows and free tv. Although gyms are different, likely because if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Although one thing that always stood out is no one is expected to sleep in a hospital. A nurse or doctor will likely be in every few hours doing something to wake you up. And in between there will always be noise from t…

Doesn't sound out of place for some NHS hospitals

Can you shed insight on why the acceptance of the NHS is like a religion or seemingly tied to national identity so much?

Modification or criticism of NHS seems like an off limits topic with UK residents, and it just seems like a weird topic to be off limits so I don't really understand

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Post by antris » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 3:55 AM UTC

merpnderp wrote: post #110

BuildTheRobots wrote: post #39

When not in hospital, we suggest people need mental stimulation, exercise, good food and daylight to stay healthy and sane. None of these things are possible when you're convalescing. Don't get me wrong, I'm _very_ thankful for the fact I still have both my legs, but staying sane is extremely difficult. Half of the bays on my ward literally had no windows. There were people around me that hadn't seen daylight in over…

Where is this? In the US I’ve never seen a hospital without windows and free tv. Although gyms are different, likely because if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Although one thing that always stood out is no one is expected to sleep in a hospital. A nurse or doctor will likely be in every few hours doing something to wake you up. And in between there will always be noise from t…

>if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home.

Please don't perpetuate the myth that sickness can be seen from the outside by a layperson.

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Post by telchar » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 4:06 AM UTC

antris wrote: post #124

merpnderp wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where is this? In the US I’ve never seen a hospital without windows and free tv. Although gyms are different, likely because if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Although one thing that always stood out is no one is expected to sleep in a hospital. A nurse or doctor will likely be in every few hours doing something to wake you up. And in between there will always be noise from t…

>if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Please don't perpetuate the myth that sickness can be seen from the outside by a layperson.

GP isn't wrong though, if you're well enough to go work out at the gym you don't need to be in a hospital taking up very expensive limited bed space. Treatment for a very sick people is often done outpatient or in non-hospital skilled nursing or residential facilities. Not looking sick doesn't factor in here.

I'm assuming GGP was not referring to physical therapy facilities however, some hospital inpatients do require that.

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Post by daok » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 4:17 AM UTC

iancmceachern wrote: post #101

daok wrote: post #94

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Living in California I can tell you that there is free parking with valets. You can charge your electric car and the lobby is definitely not looking bad at all. In one hospital, in Washington, there was a super high ceiling with a piano where a musician comes sometimes during the day to play. It's not everywhere like these two examples, but I've seen a couple where the level was way higher than in Canada or Europe.

Living in SF I can tell you there are hospitals that charge $35/hr to park there while in the ER Edited to correct typo

Not the case in Mountain View or Los Gatos. Neither the case in Seattle or Kirkland.

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Post by astonex » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 4:26 AM UTC

rolltiide wrote: post #123

mhh__ wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't sound out of place for some NHS hospitals

Can you shed insight on why the acceptance of the NHS is like a religion or seemingly tied to national identity so much? Modification or criticism of NHS seems like an off limits topic with UK residents, and it just seems like a weird topic to be off limits so I don't really understand

I don't think that's true. What we don't like is any talk of Americanising the NHS.

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Post by aiisjustanif » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 5:01 AM UTC

merpnderp wrote: post #110

BuildTheRobots wrote: post #39

When not in hospital, we suggest people need mental stimulation, exercise, good food and daylight to stay healthy and sane. None of these things are possible when you're convalescing. Don't get me wrong, I'm _very_ thankful for the fact I still have both my legs, but staying sane is extremely difficult. Half of the bays on my ward literally had no windows. There were people around me that hadn't seen daylight in over…

Where is this? In the US I’ve never seen a hospital without windows and free tv. Although gyms are different, likely because if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home. Although one thing that always stood out is no one is expected to sleep in a hospital. A nurse or doctor will likely be in every few hours doing something to wake you up. And in between there will always be noise from t…

I have been in a hospital for check ups and an ER in Texas with no windows in many rooms.

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Post by Fomite » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 5:08 AM UTC

JulianMorrison wrote: post #14

SamuelAdams wrote: post #10

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Reason for that though: it's easier to see blood and other fluids on a bland / white wall. Since fluids are a common way for infectious diseases to spread, they need to be cleaned thoroughly and completely. Source: wife is a nurse in the ER.

Have you ever looked at a seemingly clean surface with a UV light? It's surprising how much invisible ick there is, and it pops out since it visibly fluoresces. This might be a useful way to see the spills?

A number of hospitals actually use UV machine to clean rooms.

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Post by Fomite » Thu, Aug 01, 2019, 5:10 AM UTC

TylerE wrote: post #117

awillen wrote: post #107

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If you're paying 65k for insurance, the pieces are valuable. They could well be behind glass or protected in other ways.

I think you're underestimating how big even a "small" hospital can be. That $65k could easily be covering thousands of works.

This. Our small rural community hospital with two ICU beds is one of the largest buildings and employers in the area.