Changing Trends of Color Application in Hospitals (Assessing the Impact of Hospitals’ Interior Color on Patients’ Well-being)

This paper is based on the comparative assessment of color application in old and new hospitals in India and its effect on the well-being of patients and professionals, and to examine how colors’ are being used in hospitals at present time.

A qualitative study was conducted; the study includes three case studies comprising two hospitals from different places. The views of twenty patients are scrutinized regarding their preference of healing color scheme in hospitals.

The importance of painting of walls adds not only the physical appearance to the constructed abode but it also helps waving psychological gesture of inhabitants and healing of patients in the hospitals. The study however shows that India has a growing trend of attractive colour application in the hospitals. The hospitals which used poor design have negative impact on physiological indicators of wellness however the hospitals which used a good colors design on its walls have effective healing of its patients.

After recognizing the importance of color application in hospitals the hospitals use to apply such colours that help in the healing of wellbeing. Constructed environment of a hospital undoubtedly needs such considerations in creating hospital's visual healing environment by colors.