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Pati has comprehensively investigated the effectiveness of various sorts of positive distractions in pediatric waiting rooms. Positive distractions enhance good moods and in a stress free way capture people’s attention, blocking negative thoughts. Positively distracting natural images were presented electronically in five different forms (nature slide show without audio, aquarium with audio, aquarium without audio, sequenced images with audio, and sequenced images without audio). Children did pay attention to these images presented (via flat screen monitors) and behaved more calmly.
Debajyoti Pati. 2010. “Positive Distractions.” Healthcare Design, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 28-32.
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- Support Mental Restoration/Ease Stress
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- Pictures/Videos of Nature
- Age - Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers
- Children's Environments
- Health Care Environments
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
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- environmental psychology
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