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The purpose of this report was to map and describe research in the field of health effects of the physical environment. The mapping was commissioned by Norsk Form in the autumn of 2006. We systematically searched for controlled effect studies and systematic reviews in international scientific databases, selected studies and systematic reviews according to preset criteria, categorized the included studies into sub-themes and summarised the reported results narratively in tables. We did not assess the quality of the studies. We categorised the included studies (n=65) and systematic reviews (n=10) into the following sub-themes: interior decoration/furnishing (n=12), room design (n=4), nature; plants, animals, sunlight (n), preventing falls and wandering (n=5), lighting (n=6), noise reduction (n=7), multisensory stimulation (n=5), distraction (n=21), miscellaneous (n=5). We found most studies in the distraction category, but there are also studies that measure the effects of sunlight in patient rooms, the effects of refurbishing departments in both somatic and psychiatric hospitals, and the effects of noise reduction strategies by adapting the physical environment. The intervensions that are described in the interior decoration/furnishing category are complex, and often include several different measures at the same time. The literature search did not retrieve evaluations of the effect of artificial lighting for adults, or of the effect of wayfinding interventions. In conclusion, there are controlled evaluations of the health effects of the physical environment. Such effects may be measured through controlled trials, and may contribute to a more relevant and reliable image of how architecture and design may be used as a curative means. Experimental research designs should to a greater extent be applied in this field of research.

Architecture. --- Quality of life.

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Life expectancy. --- Quality of life.

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Kidney Diseases --- Patient Satisfaction --- Quality of Life

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L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur ! Il n'y a là rien de nouveau. Sauf lorsque c'est un économiste britannique, conseiller de Tony Blair, qui l'affirme. Sir Richard Layard analyse avec profondeur et brio le grand paradoxe des sociétés occidentales : plus riches que jamais, elles sont, selon les indicateurs les plus fiables, de moins en moins heureuses. Pourquoi ? Pouvons-nous encore nous en sortir ? Individuellement ou tous ensemble? Et quels changements devrons-nous apporter dans nos vies ? Sachant puiser au trésor des grandes sagesses (bouddhisme notamment), discerner les apports potentiels des recherches les plus récentes (en économie, psychologie, philosophie) et formuler des propositions aussi audacieuses que réalistes, l'auteur est de ceux qui peuvent, par leur intelligence souriante et leur éloignement de tout sectarisme, redonner espoir à une génération. Une génération qui saura exiger des politiques que le bonheur de tous soit un objectif primordial, mesuré avec autant d'attention que le PIB. Une révolution s'annonce avec ce livre !

Happiness --- Quality of life --- Social psychology

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Well-being and quality of life