Researchers find room design can enhance patient care

(Mayo Clinic) The design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office.

A collaborative research study developed by Nurture by Steelcase and Mayo Clinic, was conducted to understand the extent to which a consultation room designed to support present-day clinical encounters could affect the consultation between patients and clinicians.

The results of this randomized trial, the first of its kind, will appear in the October issue of Health Environments Research and Design Journal.