2016-2017 Senior Project - SageGlass Survey
According to various studies about the benefits of nature on healthcare environments, natural light: Has been connected to faster recovery. It improves patients’ emotional wellness, which decreases the dependency on medication. This helps take the worry out of the healing process, letting the patient focus on actually getting better. Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP) is building a survey for patients in their oncology ward, where they are testing the benefits of SageGlass. CHOP is working alongside Drexel's dLUX Light Lab to deliver this study. It has been hypothesized that by using SageGlass to provide patients with access to outside natural light, their hospital experiences will be positively amplified. The survey is delivered via an iOS app. This data will allow CHOP to make a supported decision on whether or not the SageGlass is beneficial to patients, and whether or not to expand its use throughout the hospital.
