Color preference cool versus warm in nursing homes depends on the expected activity for interior spaces
| Autor: | Torres Barchino, Ana María, Serra Lluch, Juan, Llopis Verdú, Jorge, Delcampo, Anna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Archeology
genetic structures Color 01 natural sciences Preference 050105 experimental psychology Valencian community Arousal 010309 optics Elderly 0103 physical sciences Architecture 03.- Garantizar una vida saludable y promover el bienestar para todos y todas en todas las edades Elderly people 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences lcsh:NA1-9428 EXPRESION GRAFICA ARQUITECTONICA 05 social sciences Building and Construction Urban Studies Color preferences lcsh:Architecture Physiological markers Psychology Nursing homes Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | RiuNet: Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Frontiers of Architectural Research, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 739-750 (2020) RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname |
| ISSN: | 2095-2635 |
| Popis: | [EN] This study explores the color preferences of elderly residents of nursing homes based on the expected activities for different rooms, activity rooms, and bedrooms and compares the results with the arousal level induced by each color. Two experiments were conducted, one with elderly people living in nursing homes in the Valencian Community, and the other in a laboratory with virtual reality and physiological markers (i.e., heart rate variability). Individuals assessed six colors in two groups of warm and cool. Results demonstrate that preferences for warm and cool colors depend on the room type. For the activity room, warm colors were preferred over the cool colors by both genders, fitting the higher arousal levels induced by warm versus cool colors. For the bedrooms, cool colors were preferred by both genders, fitting the lower arousal levels induced by cool colors in females and the other models that suggest a U-shaped relation between the arousal level and the visible spectra of colors. Therefore, the color preferences for interior spaces in nursing homes depend on the room type and are related to the arousal level for the expected activity in them. This paper is part of the research project, "Modifications of the Visual Comfort in Residential Centers to Improve the Quality of Life for the Elderly," funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad), Spain [Grant Number BIA2016-79308-R]. We thank Dr. Begona Mateo, D. Jose Francisco Serrano and D. Carlos Planells, members of the IBV, for their assistance in the development of Experiment 2. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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