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It made me feel so much more at home here: Patient perspectives on smart home technology deployed at scale in a rehabilitation hospital

Author(s): Dawson, J., Kauffman, T., Wiese, J.
Added April 2024

Better sleep experience for the critically ill: A comprehensive strategy for designing hospital soundscapes

Author(s): Birdja, D., Özcan, E.
Added September 2023

Hospital Crowdedness Evaluation and in-Hospital Resource Allocation Based on Image Recognition Technology

Author(s): Deng, L., Cheng, F., Gao, X., Yu, W., Shi, J., Zhou, L., Zhang, L., Li, M., Wang, Z., Zhang, Y.-D., Lv, Y.
Added August 2023

Hospitals’ energy efficiency in the perspective of saving resources and providing quality services through technological options: A systematic literature review

Author(s): Psillaki, M., Apostolopoulos, N., Makris, I., Liargovas, P., Apostolopoulos, S., Dimitrakopoulos, P., Sklias, G.
Added February 2023

Patient Outcomes and Lessons Learned From Treating Patients With Severe COVID-19 at a Long-term Acute Care Hospital: Single-Center Retrospective Study

Author(s): Grevelding, Pete, Hrdlicka, Henry Charles, Holland, Steve, Cullen, Lorraine, Meyer, Amanda, Connors, Catherine, Cooper, Darielle, Greco, Allison
Added August 2022

Energy analysis and forecast of a major modern hospital

Author(s): Liu, A., Ma, Y., Miller, W., Xia, B., Zedan, S., Bonney, B.
Globally, roughly 4.4% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from the health sector. In some countries, the public health sector may regularly be the leading energy user and emitter. There is diverging evidence to suggest whether regional climate patterns or building occupancy have a greater impact on energy use within healthcare facilities.
Key Point Summary
Added August 2022

Shock-absorbing flooring for fall-related injury prevention in older adults and staff in hospitals and care homes: the SAFEST systematic review

Author(s): Drahota, A., Felix, L. M., Raftery, J., Keenan, B., Lachance, C. C., Mackey, D. C., Markham, C., Laing, A. C., Farrell-Savage, K., Okunribido, O.
Added July 2022

The small house model to support older adults in long-term care

Author(s): Longstaff, W., Filkowski, J., Severn, M.
Added February 2022

The effect of mobile indoor air cleaners on the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in surgical examination and treatment rooms with limited ventilation options

Author(s): Oberst, M., Klar, T., Heinrich, A., Aalen University, Center for Optical Technologies, Germany, A, Heinrich, Aalen University, Center for Optical Technologies, Germany
Added August 2021

Is it possible to feel at home in a patient room in an intensive care unit? Reflections on environmental aspects in technology-dense environments

Author(s): Andersson, M., Fridh, I., Lindahl, B.
Added April 2021

Spatial analysis of the impact of UVGI technology in occupied rooms using ray-tracing simulation

Author(s): Hou, M., Pantelic, J., Aviv, D.
Added April 2021

Insufficient melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance in nursing home dementia units across seasons and gaze directions

Author(s): Kolberg, E., Pallesen, S., Hjetland, G. J., Nordhus, I. H., Thun, E., Flo-Groeneboom, E.
Added March 2021

Modular isolation units for patients with mild-to-moderate conditions in response to hospital surges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Yatmo, Y. A., Harahap, M. M. Y., Atmodiwirjo, P.
Added February 2021

Enhancing seniors’ health-related quality of life: Designing a framework of virtual healthcare information technologies

Author(s): Shi, Y. V., Komiak, S. Y., Komiak, P.
Added January 2021

Exploring the spatial arrangement of patient rooms for minimum nurse travel in hospital nursing units in Korea

Author(s): Lee, J., Lee, H., Shepley, M. M.
Studies have shown that when nurses have to walk long distances, time at the patient bedside is reduced and nursing fatigue and stress increase. The arrangement of patient rooms within a nursing unit can impact nurse well-being and optimize patient care.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2020

Continuous room decontamination technologies

Author(s): Weber, D. J., Rutala, W. A., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Kanamori, H., Anderson, D.
Added August 2020

Understanding therapeutic sensory stimulation garden (TSSG) as a rehabilitation garden in a healthcare centre

Author(s): Khalid, N. A. M., Latif, L. A., Hussein, H.
Added January 2020

Daylight and health: A review of the evidence and consequences for the built environment

Author(s): Aries, M. B. C, Aarts, M. P. J., van Hoof, J.
This paper is an overview of studies on the effects of daylight exposure on human health.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2019

Engineering control of respiratory infection and low-energy design of healthcare facilities

Author(s): Li, Y., Tang, J., Noakes, C., Hodgson, M. J.
Added December 2019

405 nm light technology for the inactivation of pathogens and its potential role for environmental disinfection and infection control

Author(s): Maclean, M., McKenzie, K., Anderson, J. G., Gettinby, G., MacGregor, S. J.
Added October 2019