Investigating the influence of the physical environment on psychiatric nurses wellbeing and professional interactions: A convergent parallel mixed-method study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Nurses in psychiatric hospitals face demanding working conditions, where high emotional burdens, unpredictable patient behavior, and safety concerns contribute to stress. Research highlights the significant impact of the physical environment on healthcare workers' experiences, with environmental factors either reducing or increasing stress levels, affecting professional interactions, and influencing job satisfaction and well-being. Despite growing recognition of these effects, there remains a need for robust, evidence-based methodologies to systematically examine how specific spatial features impact psychiatric nurses' experiences. This study protocol aims to develop and test scalable and structured methods to evaluate the influence of the physical environment on stress levels, professiona

SUBMITTER: Vujovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12806848 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature