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The ‘Experiment Triemli’ described in this report is part of a continuous attempt to study relationships between the spatial-territorial settings of hospital wards and the spatial social behaviour of patients, visitors and nurses. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to become acquainted with spatial and social needs of hospitalized long-term patients; and (2) to understand better the architectural conditions conducive to the introduction of novel strategies of work organization in institutions for health care.
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Welter, R. (1979). Experiment at Triemli Hospital: Environmental and physical changes in a hospital ward and their impacts on the behaviour and the social interactions of patients, visitors and nurses. In: Working on the quality of working life. International series on the quality of working life, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9230-6_21
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