Research has shown that spending too much time indoors and disengagement from outdoor environmental stimuli may have detrimental health effects. These negative effects are even more serious in hospitals, where patients are highly stressed and have to spend most of their time indoors. Studies show that, in these situations, patients prefer to have a window with a desirable view. Although the desire for having a room with a view among hospital patients is well established, not all views are equally desirable. The parameters which make a view “desirable” are not well understood. This paper presents results of a large-scale human factors research study using patients’ qualitative assessments on thousands of “view” photos (n = 2000), in order to provide a reliable foundation for developing a robust rating system to accurately quantify the desirability quality of views in healthcare settings. The results show that “distant” and “nature-dominant” views were, by far, the most desirable. Additionally, the results showed that while “water features” was also viewed desirable, views of moving cars and industrial settings were viewed most negatively. Moreover, the study revealed that natural views are not “always” more pleasant than urban views, and the positive reaction is mostly the result of aesthetic quality of the view content. Practical application: This study provides empirical confirmation that validates previous studies regarding the association of view content and building occupants’ preference, specifically within healthcare settings. It also provides a reliable foundation for developing a robust rating system to accurately classify and quantify the quality of views in healthcare settings. Furthermore, the findings of this study can be used by designers to better incorporate the needs of healthcare design community and those who aim to consider view in the design stages of new built spaces or retrofit of existing spaces.

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维生素V：使用大规模人为因素研究评估医院病房中查看质量的好处

研究表明，在室内花费太多时间以及与室外环境刺激隔离可能会对健康产生不利影响。这些负面影响在医院中更为严重，那里的患者承受着巨大的压力，不得不将大部分时间都花在室内。研究表明，在这种情况下，患者更喜欢拥有理想视野的窗户。尽管在医院患者中建立具有视野的房间的愿望已经确立，但并非所有视图都同样可取。使视图“合乎需要”的参数不是很清楚。本文通过对数千张“观看”照片（n = 2000）进行患者定性评估，提出了一项大规模人为因素研究的结果，为了为开发健壮的评分系统提供准确的基础，该评分系统可以准确地量化医疗机构中视图的合意性。结果表明，到目前为止，“遥远”和“自然主导”的观点是最可取的。此外，结果表明，虽然人们也认为“水景”是可取的，但对行驶中的汽车和工业环境的看法却最为不利。此外，研究表明，自然景观并不总是比城市景观“总是”更令人愉悦，而积极的反应主要是景观内容美学品质的结果。实际应用：这项研究提供了经验证实，可以验证先前有关视点内容与建筑使用者偏好的关联的研究，特别是在医疗环境中。它还为开发健壮的评分系统提供了可靠的基础，该评分系统可准确分类和量化医疗保健环境中的视图质量。此外，研究人员的研究结果可以被设计师用来更好地结合医疗保健设计界的需求，以及那些希望在新建空间或现有空间的设计阶段考虑设计的人的需求。