The effect of environmental aesthetics in medical centers on promoting healing

Today, there is a good awareness that environmental aesthetics in medical centers play an important role in promoting the health and recovery of patients, however, in the body of existing research, this important issue has been forgotten. The present study, while investigating the effect of environmental aesthetics on accelerating patients' recovery, presents design criteria to increase the quality of medical centers. This research is based on the qualitative method and data theory method of the foundation and has been performed on 50 patients admitted to two general hospitals (one with high levels of aesthetics and the other with a simple, conventional and traditional hospital appearance) in Urmia. The research findings show that the aesthetic variables of the environment have their effects as a sedative in a hospital with high levels of aesthetics and improve patients' moods and feelings. These variables include physical elements (relatively fixed) including window views, nature, dimensions and proportions. 2) Interior design (less permanent) including colors, furniture, materials, lighting, indoor plants, works of art and the appearance of the interior; and 3) environmental conditions. Includes lighting, sound, temperature, odor, ventilation and cleanliness. The results of this study provide a new theoretical framework for creating healing environments and explain design strategies to promote environmental aesthetics in medical centers with evidence-based design methods and based on the wishes and preferences of patients.