Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing

Eating-related challenges and discomforts arising from moderately acquired brain injuries (ABI)—including physiological and cognitive difficulties—can interfere with patients’ eating experience and impede the recovery process. At the same time, external environmental factors have been proven to be i...

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Autores principales:	Signe Lund Mathiesen, Lena Aadal, Morten Laulund Uldbæk, Peter Astrup, Derek Victor Byrne, Qian Janice Wang
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	music intervention sound eating experiences multisensory environmental factors mealtime wellbeing Chemical technology TP1-1185
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6a782eaca7c3434eb27590faab1417702021-11-25T17:33:05ZMusic Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing10.3390/foods101125902304-8158https://doaj.org/article/6a782eaca7c3434eb27590faab1417702021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2590https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158Eating-related challenges and discomforts arising from moderately acquired brain injuries (ABI)—including physiological and cognitive difficulties—can interfere with patients’ eating experience and impede the recovery process. At the same time, external environmental factors have been proven to be influential in our mealtime experience. This experimental pilot study investigates whether redesigning the sonic environment in hospital dining areas can positively influence ABI patients’ (<i>n</i> = 17) nutritional state and mealtime experience. Using a three-phase between-subjects interventional design, we investigate the effects of installing sound proofing materials and playing music during the lunch meals at a specialised ABI hospital unit. Comprising both quantitative and qualitative research approaches and data acquisition methods, this project provides multidisciplinary and holistic insights into the importance of attending to sound in hospital surroundings. Our results demonstrate that improved acoustics and music playback during lunch meals might improve the mealtime atmosphere, the patient well-being, and social interaction, which potentially supports patient food intake and nutritional state. The results are discussed in terms of potential future implications for the healthcare sector.Signe Lund MathiesenLena AadalMorten Laulund UldbækPeter AstrupDerek Victor ByrneQian Janice WangMDPI AGarticlemusic interventionsoundeating experiencesmultisensoryenvironmental factorsmealtime wellbeingChemical technologyTP1-1185ENFoods, Vol 10, Iss 2590, p 2590 (2021)
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spellingShingle	music intervention sound eating experiences multisensory environmental factors mealtime wellbeing Chemical technology TP1-1185 Signe Lund Mathiesen Lena Aadal Morten Laulund Uldbæk Peter Astrup Derek Victor Byrne Qian Janice Wang Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
description	Eating-related challenges and discomforts arising from moderately acquired brain injuries (ABI)—including physiological and cognitive difficulties—can interfere with patients’ eating experience and impede the recovery process. At the same time, external environmental factors have been proven to be influential in our mealtime experience. This experimental pilot study investigates whether redesigning the sonic environment in hospital dining areas can positively influence ABI patients’ (<i>n</i> = 17) nutritional state and mealtime experience. Using a three-phase between-subjects interventional design, we investigate the effects of installing sound proofing materials and playing music during the lunch meals at a specialised ABI hospital unit. Comprising both quantitative and qualitative research approaches and data acquisition methods, this project provides multidisciplinary and holistic insights into the importance of attending to sound in hospital surroundings. Our results demonstrate that improved acoustics and music playback during lunch meals might improve the mealtime atmosphere, the patient well-being, and social interaction, which potentially supports patient food intake and nutritional state. The results are discussed in terms of potential future implications for the healthcare sector.
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author	Signe Lund Mathiesen Lena Aadal Morten Laulund Uldbæk Peter Astrup Derek Victor Byrne Qian Janice Wang
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title	Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
title_short	Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
title_full	Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
title_fullStr	Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
title_full_unstemmed	Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing
title_sort	music is served: how acoustic interventions in hospital dining environments can improve patient mealtime wellbeing
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6a782eaca7c3434eb27590faab141770
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Music Is Served: How Acoustic Interventions in Hospital Dining Environments Can Improve Patient Mealtime Wellbeing

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