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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-53 |
| Journal | HERD (Health environments research and design journal) |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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- IR-88155
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When the world is closing in: Effects of perceived room brightness and communicated threat during patient-physician interaction. / Okken, V.S.; van Rompay, Thomas Johannes Lucas; Pruyn, Adriaan T.H.
In: HERD (Health environments research and design journal), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2013, p. 37-53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - When the world is closing in: Effects of perceived room brightness and communicated threat during patient-physician interaction
AU - Okken, V.S.
AU - van Rompay, Thomas Johannes Lucas
AU - Pruyn, Adriaan T.H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The study proposes that room brightness creates impressions of a more spacious environment and that this perception positively impacts feelings and behaviors during high-threat conversations in particular. BACKGROUND: To a large extent healthcare providers depend on their patients' willingness to disclose information. In addition to characteristics related to the physician and topic of conversation, research indicates that environmental factors influence patients' affective experiences and self-disclosure. METHODS: A two-factor between-subjects experimental design was used in which participants (n = 90) were presented with a scenario describing a patient-physician encounter varying in communicated threat. Subsequently, participants were exposed to a picture in which room brightness was manipulated. Next, patient comfort, experienced spaciousness, and self-disclosure intentions were measured. RESULTS: An effect of brightness was found on affective experiences and self-disclosure intentions. In addition, the predicted interaction was obtained between brightness and communicated threat on these measures. Analyses confirmed that perceived spaciousness mediates the relationship between room brightness and self-disclosure intentions. CONCLUSIONS: The study confirms that brightness impacts self-disclosure intentions. Additionally, this relationship is influenced by psychological circumstances, with a more pronounced need for spaciousness when in an anxious state of mind. The results suggest that the physical environment can be used as a tool to improve active participation. In addition, the results stress the importance of attending to the patient's state of mind in creating the right atmosphere
AB - OBJECTIVE: The study proposes that room brightness creates impressions of a more spacious environment and that this perception positively impacts feelings and behaviors during high-threat conversations in particular. BACKGROUND: To a large extent healthcare providers depend on their patients' willingness to disclose information. In addition to characteristics related to the physician and topic of conversation, research indicates that environmental factors influence patients' affective experiences and self-disclosure. METHODS: A two-factor between-subjects experimental design was used in which participants (n = 90) were presented with a scenario describing a patient-physician encounter varying in communicated threat. Subsequently, participants were exposed to a picture in which room brightness was manipulated. Next, patient comfort, experienced spaciousness, and self-disclosure intentions were measured. RESULTS: An effect of brightness was found on affective experiences and self-disclosure intentions. In addition, the predicted interaction was obtained between brightness and communicated threat on these measures. Analyses confirmed that perceived spaciousness mediates the relationship between room brightness and self-disclosure intentions. CONCLUSIONS: The study confirms that brightness impacts self-disclosure intentions. Additionally, this relationship is influenced by psychological circumstances, with a more pronounced need for spaciousness when in an anxious state of mind. The results suggest that the physical environment can be used as a tool to improve active participation. In addition, the results stress the importance of attending to the patient's state of mind in creating the right atmosphere
KW - IR-88155
KW - METIS-299475
U2 - 10.1177/193758671300700104
DO - 10.1177/193758671300700104
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 37
EP - 53
JO - HERD (Health environments research and design journal)
JF - HERD (Health environments research and design journal)
SN - 1937-5867
IS - 1
ER -