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Table 1

Conceptual framework

Objective	Key indicators	Data collection	Analysis
To identify the environmental factors influencing the experience of geriatric patients in a hospital	Environmental factors – Space – Furniture – Natural and artificial lighting – Sound – Windows – Color and paint – Temperature	Secondary – Desk research	Qualitative – Literature review
To investigate and analyze different hospital wards in the Delhi capital region with respect to geriatric patients	– Architecture setting of the inpatient ward – Patients perception towards setting of the ward	Primary – Architecture observation checklist – Structured interview with geriatric patients	Quantitative – Frequency – Cross tabulation – Chi-square test
To understand and analyze the geriatric patients’ perceived stress, comfort and interaction with the indoor built environment	– Patients’ perceived stress – Patients perceived sense of control and safety with immediate built environment – Perceived sense of social support, sensory comfort, spatial comfort and privacy	Primary – Structured interview with geriatric patients	Quantitative – Frequency – Cross tabulation – Chi-square test – Regression and co-relation analysis

Objective	Key indicators	Data collection	Analysis
To identify the environmental factors influencing the experience of geriatric patients in a hospital	Environmental factors– Space – Furniture – Natural and artificial lighting – Sound – Windows – Color and paint – Temperature	Secondary– Desk research	Qualitative– Literature review
To investigate and analyze different hospital wards in the Delhi capital region with respect to geriatric patients	– Architecture setting of the inpatient ward – Patients perception towards setting of the ward	Primary– Architecture observation checklist – Structured interview with geriatric patients	Quantitative– Frequency – Cross tabulation – Chi-square test
To understand and analyze the geriatric patients’ perceived stress, comfort and interaction with the indoor built environment	– Patients’ perceived stress – Patients perceived sense of control and safety with immediate built environment – Perceived sense of social support, sensory comfort, spatial comfort and privacy	Primary– Structured interview with geriatric patients	Quantitative– Frequency – Cross tabulation – Chi-square test – Regression and co-relation analysis

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