What Makes For Successful Art In Hospitals?
Research has shown that patients prefer nature scenes and large landscapes with calm water or skies and open space in the foreground. It is shown that patients who have a view of nature out the window in their hospital room use half as much pain mediation and leave one day sooner that those who look at a blank wall.
Art Carts have been successful in some hospitals (i.e. Houston, TX) where patients are given a choice of images to hang in their room, increasing social contact, giving them a sense of being in control and improving their feelings of trust and hope.
Research performed by Jill Banting. Email: Jill.banting@gmail.com
