Table 10.

Satisfaction with functionality regarding indoor environmental factors before and after change. The ratings of traditional concept (assigned consultation rooms and workstations) at baseline are compared separately with ratings of non-assigned consultation rooms (n = 27) and activity-based workspaces at follow-up (n = 24)

VariablesAssigned CRs baseline (mean, SD)Non-assigned CRs follow-up (mean, SD)Assigned CRs and workstations baseline (mean, SD)ABWs follow-up (mean, SD)
Air quality2.29 (1.29)3.51 (1.18)***2.12 (1.29)3.45 (1.14) ***
Temperature2.81 (1.24)2.66 (1.10) ns2.66 (1.20)2.83 (1.00) ns
Soundproofing2.18 (1.07)2.18 (1.00) ns2.12 (1.22)2.54 (1.21) ns
Speech intelligibility3.74 (1.16)3.66 (1.07) ns3.79 (1.14)3.91 (0.97)ns
Disturbance of speech sounds3.07 (0.87)2.85 (1.19) ns3.00 (0.80)3.37 (1.31) ns
Lighting4.33 (0.62)3.77 (1.39)*4.29 (0.62)3.33 (1.27)**
Natural light4.44 (0.75)2.81 (1.38)***4.37 (0.76)2.50 (1.71) ***
Note(s):

*p < 0.05,**p < 0.01 and***p < 0.001, ns = non-significant, Scale: 1 = Strongly disagree – 5 = Strongly agree

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