title: The therapeutic impacts of environmental design interventions on wellness in clinical settings: A narrative review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this review is to document the role of physical environmental factors in clinical environments and their impact on patients and staff wellness with a particular focus on physical and mental healthcare.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data sources comprised relevant English language articles and the results of literature search of ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest Central, MEDLINE, and Google.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Incorporating physical environmental factors into hospital design can facilitate better user satisfaction, efficiency and organisational outcomes. Many of the design interventions convey positive distractions for patients and staff, in terms of views of pleasant outside vistas, soothing sound, artwork and music.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Well-designed physical settings play an important role in the healing process of patients in health care facilities. The challenge then is to fully understand that role in the ecological context of health care. Other contributors are possible and should be explored in further research.
authors: Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, North Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Turkey. Electronic address: tidosmart2012@gmail.com.
authors: Timothy Onosahwo
authors: TO
authors: Iyendo
authors: Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, North Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Turkey.
authors: Patrick Chukwuemeke
authors: PC
authors: Uwajeh
authors: Department of Architecture, Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka, Anambra State, PMB, 5025, Awka, Nigeria.
authors: Ezennia Stephen
authors: ES
authors: Ikenna
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004779:Environment Design; D006262:Health; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans
keywords: Clinical settings; Design factors; Healing environment; Physical environment; Therapeutic sound; Wellness