Yes, the existing psychological scales are well-developed, but scales for investigating “workplace biophilic design” had not been developed before. Hence, in this study, we develop a method that focus on evaluating the biophilic design elements in workplace. The major scale of the questionnaire consists of three parts (subscales): general health (GH), nature relatedness (NR), and biophilic design evaluation (BDE). The questions in the first and the second subscales are referred to the validated scales--The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) and the nature relatedness (NR). The third scale is focus on evaluation on the biophilic design elements. Hence, the questions in the final section are designed based on the selection of the biophilic design elements/attributes that typically applied in the office design, which are not mentioned in the previous scales.
Biophilic design is known to elicit mental and physical health benefits, as stated by the authors on page 1, lines 29-32.