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Exploring positive hospital ward soundscape interventions

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MacKrill, James B., Jennings, P. A. (Paul A.) and Cain, Rebecca (2014) Exploring positive hospital ward soundscape interventions. Applied Ergonomics, Volume 45 (Number 6). pp. 1454-1460. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2014.04.005

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Abstract

Sound is often considered as a negative aspect of an environment that needs mitigating, particularly in hospitals. It is worthwhile however, to consider how subjective responses to hospital sounds can be made more positive. The authors identified natural sound, steady state sound and written sound source information as having the potential to do this. Listening evaluations were conducted with 24 participants who rated their emotional (Relaxation) and cognitive (Interest and Understanding) response to a variety of hospital ward soundscape clips across these three interventions. A repeated measures ANOVA revealed that the ‘Relaxation’ response was significantly affected (n2 = 0.05, p = 0.001) by the interventions with natural sound producing a 10.1% more positive response. Most interestingly, written sound source information produced a 4.7% positive change in response. The authors conclude that exploring different ways to improve the sounds of a hospital offers subjective benefits that move beyond sound level reduction. This is an area for future work to focus upon in an effort to achieve more positively experienced hospital soundscapes and environments.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Ergonomics
Publisher: Pergamon
ISSN: 0003-6870
Official Date: 24 April 2014
Dates:
DateEvent
24 April 2014Published
6 April 2014Accepted
30 July 2013Submitted
Volume: Volume 45
Number: Number 6
Page Range: pp. 1454-1460
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.04.005
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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