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Benjamin Benschneider There s ample evidence that the design of our healthcare spaces can help us heal but they mostly haven t. Instead, offices have been designed with a focus on staff efficiency hence the cluster of exam rooms that are almost impossible to exit and a cost-effective use of space. Now, the doctor s office with its confusing layout, harsh lighting, and disconcerting educational posters is about to get an overhaul, for a whole host of reasons. First is the rising evidence in favor of so-called supportive design, as a technique to create healthcare environments that promote healing. For patients, supportive design can lower stress, blood pressure, and even pain; for caregivers it has been linked to reducing stress and lowering absenteeism. Designers and architects who adhere to supportive design use three main principles, all supported by research, to improve patient health.

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