Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider

Ingrid D van Iperen^{1

2}, Jolanda Maas³, Peter E Spronk^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of ICU, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. i.van.iperen@gelre.nl.
² Expertise Center for Intensive Care Rehabilitation Apeldoorn (ExpIRA), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. i.van.iperen@gelre.nl.
³ Department of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of ICU, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
⁵ Expertise Center for Intensive Care Rehabilitation Apeldoorn (ExpIRA), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.

Editorial

Ingrid D van Iperen et al. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;49(10):1229-1231.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07185-7. Epub 2023 Aug 23.

Ingrid D van Iperen^{1

2}, Jolanda Maas³, Peter E Spronk^{4

5}

¹ Department of ICU, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. i.van.iperen@gelre.nl.
² Expertise Center for Intensive Care Rehabilitation Apeldoorn (ExpIRA), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. i.van.iperen@gelre.nl.
³ Department of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of ICU, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
⁵ Expertise Center for Intensive Care Rehabilitation Apeldoorn (ExpIRA), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.

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