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Review
. 2023 Nov 8;42(1):125.
doi: 10.1186/s41043-023-00465-4.

A review on factors related to patient comfort experience in hospitals

Yu Tian  1
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Review

A review on factors related to patient comfort experience in hospitals

Yu Tian. J Health Popul Nutr. .

Abstract

The creation of a welcoming hospital atmosphere is necessary to improve patient wellbeing and encourage healing. The goal of this study was to examine the variables affecting hospitalised patients' comfort. The study procedure included a thorough search of the Web of Science and Scopus databases, as well as the use of software analytic tools to graphically map enormous literature data, providing a deeper understanding of the linkages within the literature and its changing patterns. Insights from a range of disciplines, including engineering, psychology, immunology, microbiology, and environmental science, were included into our study using content analysis and clustering approaches. The physical environment and the social environment are two crucial factors that are related to patient comfort. The study stress the need of giving patient comfort a top priority as they heal, especially by tackling indoor air pollution. Our research also emphasises how important hospital care and food guidelines are for improving patient comfort. Prioritising patients who need specialised care and attention, especially those who have suffered trauma, should be the focus of future study. Future research in important fields including trauma, communication, hospital architecture, and nursing will be built on the findings of this study. To enhance research in these crucial areas, worldwide collaboration between experts from other nations is also advised. Although many studies stress the significance of patient comfort, few have drawn conclusions from a variety of disciplines, including medicine, engineering, immunology, microbiology, and environmental science, the most crucial issue of thoroughly researching the improvement of patient comfort has not been addressed. Healthcare workers, engineers, and other professions will benefit greatly from this study's investigation of the connection between hospital indoor environments and patient comfort.

Keywords: Air purification; Hospital environment; Indoor air quality; Physical environment; Thermal comfort.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declare that they have no competing interests.

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Systematic approach in retrieving articles for review purposes
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Distribution map of published articles on factors affecting patient comfort experience in different countries over the past decade (The numerical unit is the number of articles)
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Collaborative relationships between researchers from major countries
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Conduct a research category analysis of the articles relevant to the study from 2013 to 2023 in database S2
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Analysis of literature quantity on the main influencing factor categories
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Analysis of keyword frequency in literature
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The top eight keywords with the highest frequency of occurrence
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Research Trends over Time
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