A Review of the Empirical Literature on the Relationships Between Indoor Environment and Stress in Health Care and Office Settings

Rashid, Mahbub; Zimring, Craig

doi:10.1177/0013916507311550

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“…Rashid and Zimring [7], in their framework, suggested that indoor work environment may elicit stress "by the ways in which it affects individual and/or workplace needs.". For example, if an employee perceives that he/she need comfortable temperature to work, absence of such need would induce stress.…”

Section: Indoor Work Environment and Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

Abdullah¹,

Hamid²,

Shaif

et al. 2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Sick Building syndrome (SBS) and stress have a prevalent influence on organizational productivity and competitiveness. Unhealthy employees not only tend to have high medical leaves but also low productivity due to ailments and discomforts. Studies that investigate the effects of indoor work environment on Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) have yielded mixed results while their effect on stress has not been empirically established. Furthermore, studies that simultaneously investigate both SBS and stress are almost non-existent. Thus, this study aimed to study the effects of perceived indoor work environment on SBS and stress and the link between SBS and stress. A crosssectional survey participated by 598 employees from various industries was conducted from September to October 2015. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess both the measurement model and the path structure. The results suggest that indoor work environment has significant yet the weak effect on SBS while it has no effect on stress. However, SBS has a strong significant relationship with stress. The implication of this study on the importance of conducive indoor work environment is discussed with suggestions for future studies.

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Section: Indoor Work Environment and Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among predictors claimed to affect SBS and stress is the indoor work environment [7]. As most employees spend the majority of their time at the workplace, the indoor work environment might not only influences their physical wellbeing but also their psychological states.…”

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confidence: 99%

Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

Abdullah¹,

Hamid²,

Shaif

et al. 2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…Daylight is preferred by users because of its psychological and physiological effects. These effects are well documented, covering an area from improved health, well-being and productivity for the users, to significant building energy savings [1][2][3][4][5]. Lighting control systems can reduce energy use from electricity by 20% or even up to 60% in certain conditions [6][7][8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Light Shelf Designs for Daylit Environments

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Light shelves have been discussed in numerous studies as suitable solutions for controlling daylight in side-lit spaces. It is a system that can be easily modified, offering a range of design solutions. It can be easily mounted on the exterior and/or the interior of a vertical opening, it can come in various shapes from static flat forms to curved reflective surfaces, or it can even be actively controlled. A light shelf can offer shading and at the same time can redirect a significant part of the incoming light flux towards the ceiling improving daylight uniformity. Due to the aforesaid functions, light shelves are among the most popular system design solutions when it comes to daylight exploitation. The purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to present the main research findings in relation to light shelves as daylighting systems and secondly to analyze the results, trying to establish a common basis for some efficient and practical design rules. The present paper is a review of the research realized in the last three decades concerning these systems together with their associated implications in a building's daylight performance as well as in its energy balance in a few cases. In addition, the critical review of their design principles is included, which makes the presented information useful for design teams trying to select the optimal available system for any specific project.

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“…The delivery of patient care in hospitals generates noise [1][2][3]. Emergency departments (EDs) are no exception and may even be particularly noisy due to the acute nature of patients' complaints, the typically high level of activity, and the considerable number of people simultaneously present.…”

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“…Emergency departments (EDs) are no exception and may even be particularly noisy due to the acute nature of patients' complaints, the typically high level of activity, and the considerable number of people simultaneously present. A noisy work environment makes it more difficult to communicate and perform cognitively complex tasks, and generally induces stress [3,4]. Thus, accurate knowledge of the noise level in EDs is important in order to assess this strain on the staff as well as the need for interventions to reduce it.…”

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Noise Levels in Two Emergency DepartmentsBefore and After the Introduction of Electronic Whiteboards

Hertzum¹

2013

TOERGJ

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Abstract:Purpose: Hospital work generates noise. This article investigates the noise level in emergency departments (EDs) to assess the need to address this aspect of the work environment and to investigate whether the replacement of dryerase with electronic whiteboards lowers the noise level.Method: In Study I we measured the noise level at the three coordination centers of an ED while it was still using dryerase whiteboards and after it had switched to electronic whiteboards. In Study II we made similar noise measurements at another ED, supplemented with observation. Results:The median daily equivalent continuous noise levels were 60.0, 55.3, and 55.4 dB(A) at the three coordination centers in Study I and 56.5 dB(A) at the coordination center in Study II. In both studies the noise levels were higher during workdays than weekends and higher during day and evening shifts than during night shifts. The maximum equivalent continuous noise levels across 1 second were above 80 dB(A) at all four coordination centers. At two of the centers above 80 dB(A) noises also occurred at night. After the introduction of electronic whiteboards the noise level was lowered at one ED but unchanged at the other ED. The main noise sources at the ED in Study II were clinicians talking, phones ringing, and equipment being moved around. Conclusion:The noise level at both EDs is above levels previously found to decrease the quality of work, increase the strain on the staff, or both. The transition from dry-erase to electronic whiteboards gave mixed results with respect to alleviating the noise problems.

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A Review of the Empirical Literature on the Relationships Between Indoor Environment and Stress in Health Care and Office Settings

Cited by 205 publications

References 158 publications

Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

A Review of Light Shelf Designs for Daylit Environments

Noise Levels in Two Emergency DepartmentsBefore and After the Introduction of Electronic Whiteboards

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