Abstract
The report of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward that we should implement the Healthy China Strategy and actively deal with the aging of the population, The problem between the rapid increase in the number of the elderly and their living environment needs to be paid attention to and solved urgently, and creating a new pension environment has become a hot spot. In this study, the methods of ergonomics measurement, investigation and analysis and data statistical analysis were used to obtain the data related to the human body size of the elderly, and a set of reference standards for the size of aging facilities were put forward. Taking Huanggang Sanatorium in Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City as an example, the indoor of nursing homes environment was designed with the standard design dimensions garden chairs and aromatic plants. In this environment, the relationship between the different concentrations of the fragrant plants and the physical health indicators of the elderly was quantitatively analyzed through the research methods of human physiology. Meanwhile, the outdoor environment of nursing homes with the standard design dimensions display garden facilities was also designed. The study provides an objective data and scientific basis for the construction of green natural recuperation environment and the study of landscape recuperation function in the future.
Highlights
This study investigated the dimensions of elder-friendly facilities in indoor and outdoor environment for the elderly population based on a large sample size. 7 places with many elderly people were selected for field surveys. 100 local elderly people were invited to complete a questionnaire, and their ergonomic data were collected
The results in this study showed that when the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) concentration of Hedychium coronarium in the indoor environment was at 0.5 g/m3, it exerted the most positive effect on the physical health of the elderly
The results show that when the concentration of VOCs in Hedychium coronarium flowers in the indoor environment was 1.0 g/m3, it created the best effect on the physical health of the elderly
Summary
Hexian Jin measured human physiological indicators before and after her subjects smelled fragrance in an outdoor garden and an indoor laboratory, and conducted a questionnaire survey She concluded that the plum aroma can result in the decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressures, heart rate, and electromyogram of the subjects and achieve the effect of relaxing people’s mind [22]. This study investigated the dimensions of elder-friendly facilities in indoor and outdoor environment for the elderly population based on a large sample size. Afterwards, at Huanggang Nursing Home in Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, a new indoor nursing environment for the elderly was created with garden chairs meeting the designed dimension standards and aromatic plants according to this set of dimension standards for elder-friendly facilities. An outdoor nursing environment with display garden facilities meeting the designed dimension standards was designed
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