Healing environment and evidence-based design (EBD): The international experience and the case of Greece

Sklavou, E; Tzouvadakis, I

dc.contributor.author	Sklavou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Tzouvadakis, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:47:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:47:00Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	11053992	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/38057
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dc.subject	Architecture	en
dc.subject	Evidence-based design	en
dc.subject	Healing environment	en
dc.subject	Healthcare design	en
dc.subject.other	environmental factor	en
dc.subject.other	evidence based medicine	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	hospital care	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	review	en
dc.title	Healing environment and evidence-based design (EBD): The international experience and the case of Greece	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The physical environment of a hospital affects the safety and well being of patients, visitors and staff, and the quality and costs of the services provided. In addition there is a strong relationship between the structural environment of a building and the energy usage of that building. In the case of healthcare facilities, the challenge that is faced is to provide a healing environment while at the same time achieving energy efficiency. Internationally, remarkable progress has been made in this field, with rigorous academic research producing findings, conclusions and recommendations that are disseminated throughout the scientific community and which result in practical applications. Greece has yet to show corresponding progress in this field. The motivation and objective of this review is to bridge the growing gap between the approach to hospital design in the international community and that in Greece. © Athens Medical Society.	en
heal.journalName	Archives of Hellenic Medicine	en
dc.identifier.volume	29	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	154	en
dc.identifier.epage	161	en