What environmental factors irritate people with acquired brain injury?
2004
Disability And Rehabilitation
Journal Article
Issue 16
Volume 26
Pages 974-980
Author(s): Pryor, J.
Added October 2012
Wayfinding in an Unfamiliar Environment: Different Spatial Settings of Two Polyclinics
2004
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Author(s): Baskaya, A., Wilson, C., Ozcan, Y. Z.
People in healthcare facilities should be able to find their way easily through the structure. If they can’t, they experience stress. Symmetrical layouts, in which spaces with particular functions, for example waiting areas for a certain clinic, are distinguished in some way from other similar spaces, through the use of a landmark such as a particular color on the walls, are an effective design for a healthcare facility because they support accurate navigation through the building.
Added March 2014
Wandering: safe walking for a challenging purposeful behavior
2004
Perspectives
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 28
Pages 16-22
Author(s): Buchanan, D., Minor, P.
Added October 2012
Use of Mechanical Patient Lifts Decreased Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Injuries Among Health Care Workers
2004
Injury Prevention
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 10
Pages 212-216
Author(s): Li, J., Wolf, L., Evanoff, B.
Healthcare workers experience high rates of work-related musculoskeletal injuries, which are often the result of the frequent patient lifting and transferring required of healthcare workers. Studies suggest that mechanical patient lifts can help reduce musculoskeletal injury rates.
Added July 2014
Contamination, disinfection, and cross-colonization: Are hospital surfaces reservoirs for nosocomial infection?
2004
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Volume 39
Pages 1182-1189
Author(s): Hota, B.
Added October 2012
Cultural Differences in Access to Care
2004
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Journal Article
Author(s): Snowden, L., Yamada, A.
Added October 2012
Effect of new unit design on noise quality and sleep
Author(s): Gibson, S.
Added October 2012
Evaluation of the built environment at a Children's Convalescent Hospital: Development of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (TM) parent and staff satisfaction measures for pediatric health care facilities
2004
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 25
Pages 10-20
Author(s): Varni J. W., Burwinkle T. M., Dickinson P., Sherman S. A., Dixon P., Ervice J. A., Leyden P. A., Sadler B. L.
The expectation that the hospital built environment may affect the health and satisfaction of patients and their families continues to interest health care providers and hospital administrators as they differentiate and distinguish the quality and health outcomes of their services. In preparation for the design, construction, and postoccupancy evaluation of a new Children’s Convalescent Hospital, focus groups were conducted and measurement instruments were developed to quantify and characterize parent and staff satisfaction with the built environment of an existing pediatric health care facility, a 30-year-old, 59-bed, long-term, skilled nursing facility dedicated to the care of medically fragile children with complex chronic conditions. The measurement instruments were designed in close collaboration with parents, staff, and senior management involved with the existing and planned facility.
Added October 2012
Evidence-based design for infants and staff in the neonatal intensive care unit
2004
Clinics in Perinatology
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 31
Pages 299–311
Author(s): Shepley, M. M.
There has been a marked increase in evidence-based studies relating to neonatal intensive care units in pediatric healthcare literature. While it is acknowledged that clinical, operational, and social dimensions play the most significant role in healing, the physical environment has also been universally identified as a critical factor. Conscientious architects are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of design decisions on the sensory environment of the neonatal intensive care unit.
Added July 2014
Evidence-based hospital design improves health care outcomes: patients, families, and staff can benefit from improved design
2004
Care Management
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 10
Pages 38
Author(s): Rollins, J. A.
Added October 2012
