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Preferences for hospital rooms in North Africa, including art

Research record PAH-072 · Finding, limitations, sources and publication relationships.

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· 2022 · Libya

Findings, methods and sources

Healthcare artObservational / experimentalReported benefit

Finding. Participants preferred an aesthetically pleasing room that included art and bright colours, window views and personalisation, which they associated with greater satisfaction and happiness.

Limitation. Stated preferences in a simulated design exercise at one centre; art is one of several features.

Gashoot MM. Revisiting healing environments: Islamic interior elements in hospital rooms in North Africa. HERD. 2022;15(1):315–332.

Methods and verification

Verification level: Abstract or primary source checked

Design
Prospective preference study using 3D design software
Sample / scope
Volunteers recruited by advertisement; sample size not stated in the abstract
Setting
Single-occupancy rooms, Tripoli Medical Center
Art form
Pictures

Abstract or primary source checked, 28 September 2026 · Verification source

Editorial review: 2026-09-28 · Verification policy

Publications and overlap

No confirmed shared-publication match is recorded for this entry in Edition 4.11. Source-by-source and participant-level reconciliation is incomplete; this does not establish an independent study.

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Public Art & Health. Preferences for hospital rooms in North Africa, including art. Research record PAH-072. Edition 4.11, 29 September 2026. https://www.publicart.health/research/pah-072

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