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In the 1970s, a team of studied the effect of environment on the recovery outcomes of patients who had all undergone the same form of surgery.
Divided into two groups, half of the patients were given typical, sterile white hospital rooms in which to recover, while the other were wheeled into “special” rooms that were identical to those of the control group, save for one minor variation.
After the study had concluded, the research team noted striking differences between the two groups. Not only did the patients in the “special” rooms recover faster, but they experienced fewer post-operation complications and requested fewer analgesics, to boot.
Though this tiny study only examined 46 participants, the results were so significant that these accommodations must have served as a causal factor for the patients’ speedy recoveries.
So what healing powers did these “special” rooms possess?
A nature view.
While both rooms contained windows, patients in the control group faced only a brick wall, while the experimental group was able to enjoy a view of sprawling greenery below. There were no disparities in treatment or other confounding…
