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Caring about aesthetics, it is known that visiting the hospital for sick people who needs special
care from any gender or age is not considered a pleasant experience; mostly negative emotions
arise during being inside the hospital, such as stress and anxiety, which can lead for a psychological affect that could delay the healing process. Moreover, for the sake of providing occupant
comfort and achieving a secure environment that could enhance the performance of such vital
building, adding an aesthetic aspect like a natural element is important to diminish the stress
level with bad influence (Camiel et al. 2012).
A test in a German hospital took place where the study conducted in 3 statues; three waiting
rooms in the radiology department, one with a printed plant, and the other with a real elements
while the last one was empty of any greenscaping where the participants were waiting for their
turn, they had to fill-in a questionnaire. The findings are summarized in below figure (Fig.7), showing the audiences’ responses.
Figure 7: Plants hesitation (Camiel et al. 2012)
As can be seen in Figure 7 (in above table), the positive effect of plants’ existence (exposure to
nature) in the waiting room during their test study has been recorded, and in both cases; whether
it is a genuine green implement or a picture of it, there is a noticeable change.
5.4. Creativity
According to Green Plants Green Buildings (GPGB), the relationship between the workplace productivity and the flowers/plants existing in the work place was observed by the research team
of Texas A&M University along a period of eight months of study and research. The research was
based on observing three types of work place environments and comparing the ability of handling innovative problem-solving tasks in each. The research involved an office with plants and
flowers, another workplace with a sculpture and the last one was an environment with no decorations whatsoever (GPGB 2014). It was clearly remarked that in the work place environment, where
flowers and plants were present, men and women have produced a higher number of ideas and
they have improved their method of thinking and finding solutions that are both modern and efficient. In this environment, both genders have improved their problem solving methods; though
there was a slight difference between them, males produced a higher number of ideas while
females have created more innovative, dynamic solutions (GPGB 2014).
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