The Impact of Real and Artificial Plants on the Patient Experience in the Hospital Setting

摘要: Background: Psychological stress and inadequately controlled pain can have a negative effect on wound healing patient comfort. Prolonged hospital stays the use of analgesics anesthetics for anxiety may contribute to increased cost cause adverse events. Individuals recover more quickly from report less physical discomfort when exposed natural environment. Patients with views nature been shown faster recovery surgery, those garden environment demonstrate emotional distress during hospitalization. In this setting, it is prudent consider: what are effects real or artificial plants experience in setting? Methods: An exhaustive search was conducted using Medline-Ovid, CINAHL, Web Science, MedlinePubMed key words: plants, houseplants, nature, hospital, rooms, stress, anxiety, recovery, pain. Included studies were assessed GRADE criteria. Results: Four identified meeting A randomized clinical trial (RCT) 90 appendectomy patients assigned rooms without found that demonstrated lower ratings, reported higher satisfaction second RCT 80 thyroidectomy showed shorter hospitalizations, reduced analgesic intake, satisfaction, ratings who viewed recovery. third study, hemorrhoidectomy patients, significantly had placed their rating as comfortable. fourth rates waiting imaging either images posters, present rooms. addition, these rated attractive. Conclusion: The presence setting has reduce pain, well provide satisfying healthcare levels intensity, viewing plants. Rooms containing attractive, comforting, satisfying. addition live foliage provides cost-effective safe method improve experiences setting. Degree Type Capstone Project Name Master Science Physician Assistant Studies