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Jennie Skoog
Bio: Jennie Skoog is an academic researcher from Chalmers University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: HVAC & Relative humidity. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications receiving 173 citations.
Topics: HVAC, Relative humidity, Ventilation (architecture)
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TL;DR: Comparisons show that the difference between staff and patients perception of the indoor air temperature differ more during winter than summer despite that physical measurements showed that the temperatures were similar in both seasons.
90 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative utility of subjective (rating scale measures) and objective indicators of perceived comfort of indoor environments was assessed. But the subjective sensory ratings were significantly better than objective indicators at predicting overall rated indoor comfort.
70 citations
TL;DR: In this article, measurements and questionnaire distribution to nursing staff and patients were carried out under both summer and winter conditions, and the results showed that during summer, and winter the relative air humidity and the humidity ratio indoors were low, and that patients perceived the air as dry during those seasons.
Abstract: Relative air humidity in hospitals is often perceived as low. This seems to be due to high indoor temperature or high particle concentration in the air. Perception of dry air, and low relative air humidity, can enforce the conditions for the HVAC system design so that the indoor environment can be improved. In this study, conducted in a hospital ward, measurements and questionnaire distribution to nursing staff and patients were carried out under both summer and winter conditions. The results showed that during summer and winter the relative air humidity and the humidity ratio indoors were low, and that both staff and patients perceived the air as dry during those seasons. In order to change these conditions the indoor air has to be humidified.
28 citations
01 Jan 2006
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TL;DR: In this article, a controlled field survey was carried out to investigate the acceptable range of every individual environmental factor as well as the cumulative effects of multiple factors on indoor environmental quality, and the results showed that the satisfaction levels of both temperature and noise have one-vote veto power over the satisfaction level of the indoor environment as a whole.
233 citations
TL;DR: It is important to undertake original studies in the relationship between thermal comfort conditions and productivity for hospital staff, and to find some solutions to reconcile the different thermalcomfort conditions required by different occupants in hospitals.
Abstract: In general, there is a wide range of literature covering the area of thermal comfort, but not a focused literature review of thermal comfort in hospitals has published yet. However, there has been no study on the direct effect of thermal comfort on health. The authors have found a reasonable amount of literature in thermal comfort in hospitals. This paper presents a literature review on thermal comfort in hospitals. From the review, the paper concludes that it is important to undertake original studies in the relationship between thermal comfort conditions and productivity for hospital staff. The study finally concluded that it is important to find some solutions to reconcile the different thermal comfort conditions required by different occupants in hospitals. These solutions could be used whenever patients and the attending caregivers have to stay in one room for a long time compulsorily.
143 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the thermal comfort of patients by comparing objective (environmental and personal) parameters and subjective measurements (questionnaires) of thermal comfort for different groups of patients, according to the ward they are occupied in.
93 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how satisfaction with different aspects of indoor environment contributes to occupants' overall satisfaction, based on survey responses collected during a unique project commissioned by The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning.
90 citations
TL;DR: Comparisons show that the difference between staff and patients perception of the indoor air temperature differ more during winter than summer despite that physical measurements showed that the temperatures were similar in both seasons.
90 citations