Table 4 Environmental parameters and...

Table 4

Environmental parameters and perception of geriatric in-patients

Environmental parameters		Indicators	Likert scale instrument
Spatial comfort	1	The area of the ward	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Circulation area of the ward
	3	Adequacy of the furniture allotted on each bed
	4	Patient bed
	5	Quality of the furniture
	6	Ward’s storage
Sensory comfort	1	Exposure to sunlight	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Placement of artificial lights
	3	Type artificial lights
	4	Sleeping conditions
	5	Color theme
	6	Lighting conditions
	7	Noise
	8	Exterior view from windows
	9	Temperature maintained (thermal comfort)
	10	Freshness of aAir
	11	Tidiness and cleanliness
Social comfort	1	Space for family and visitors	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Length of time taken by the nursing staff to Reach
	3	Furniture for family and visitors
Self-autonomy	1	Accessing the toilets	Very Difficult (1) to Very Easy (5)
	2	Access to control the fan
	3	Bed’s adjustment features
	4	Access to control the lights
Safety and security	1	Accessing the toilets	Very unsafe (1) to Very safe (5)
	2	Getting over bed
	3	Utilizing patient bed
	4	Utilizing food table
Privacy	1	Patients in the ward and personal activities	Not at All(1) to Very Much (5)

Environmental parameters		Indicators	Likert scale instrument
Spatial comfort	1	The area of the ward	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Circulation area of the ward
	3	Adequacy of the furniture allotted on each bed
	4	Patient bed
	5	Quality of the furniture
	6	Ward’s storage
Sensory comfort	1	Exposure to sunlight	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Placement of artificial lights
	3	Type artificial lights
	4	Sleeping conditions
	5	Color theme
	6	Lighting conditions
	7	Noise
	8	Exterior view from windows
	9	Temperature maintained (thermal comfort)
	10	Freshness of aAir
	11	Tidiness and cleanliness
Social comfort	1	Space for family and visitors	Very Uncomfortable (1) to Very Comfortable (5)
	2	Length of time taken by the nursing staff to Reach
	3	Furniture for family and visitors
Self-autonomy	1	Accessing the toilets	Very Difficult (1) to Very Easy (5)
	2	Access to control the fan
	3	Bed’s adjustment features
	4	Access to control the lights
Safety and security	1	Accessing the toilets	Very unsafe (1) to Very safe (5)
	2	Getting over bed
	3	Utilizing patient bed
	4	Utilizing food table
Privacy	1	Patients in the ward and personal activities	Not at All(1) to Very Much (5)

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