The Effects of Different Interior Decorations in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
Mental Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Mental Disorders focused on measuring Intensive care units, Emergency services, psychiatric, Interior Design and Furnishings, Intensive Care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All patients acutely admitted to the PICU, St. Olavs Hospital, Østmarka dep. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree. Patients not speaking Norwegian or English
Sites / Locations
- Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Norwegian home style ward
sparsely furnished ward
The walls received wainscots, colourful wallpaper and paintings; the ceilings were lowered and had multiple lighting spots, the windows tasteful curtains; we put wardrobes, chairs, flowers and personal items in the patient rooms; and Italian ceramic tile covered the entire bathroom
traditional interior design and furnishings. The rooms had sparse furniture, walls in grey colours lacking pictures, no window curtains, single lamps in the ceiling 4 m high, bathroom with grey, laminated paint all over, and patient rooms with a single bed and a chair of metal tubes