@article{oai:koka.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000394,
 author = {TOKUSHIGE, Atsuko and YAMAMOTO, Miwa},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {International journal of Japanese Nursing care practice and study},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {Aim: This research examines the hypothesis that colors adopted for the home environment impact autonomic nervous system activity and subjective arousal., Methods
Subjects: Seventeen healthy adult women consented to participate in this research project., Experimental requirement: A room at our school, built to simulate a model standard home. We changed only the color of the tablecloth. For the colors used in the experiment, we used chromatic colors from the Munsell hue circle. We selected red, yellow and blue with high chroma. For the achromatic colors, we selected black and white., Measurement item: 1) Autonomic nervous system activity evaluation index: The evaluation was HF and LF/HF. 2) Subjective awareness: We collected data using the Japanese UWIST Mood Adjective Checklist ( JUMACL ). Outcomes are Tense Arousal ( TA ) and Energetic Arousal ( EA ). Before and after subjects looked at each color, we collected the data. And after five experiments with each subject, we asked each which of the five colors had the highest degree of impact on her consciousness, Results
Autonomic nervous system activity evaluation index: 1) HF: HF value decrease was significantly in black. 2) LF/HF:The proportional increase was significant in black and white, and activation of sympathetic nervous system activity was found. Yellow also showed a marginal significance., Subjective arousal (JUMACL) : A pre- and post-trial comparison of TA scores showed that post-trial scores were significantly lower for blue and white. The post-trial EA scores were significantly lower for all colors except red., Conclusions: Significant activation of autonomic nervous system activity was found in an object that was commonly used in daily life, a tablecloth in black, yellow, or white. At the same time, colors except red have a tension reducing effect. We believe that color stimulation can use to adjust physical and mental activity in daily nursing.},
 pages = {13--17},
 title = {The effects of color stimulus on autonomic nervous system activity and subjective arousal state},
 volume = {1},
 year = {2013}
}