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The Knowledge Repository is a complete, user-friendly database of healthcare design research references that continues to grow with the latest peer-reviewed publications. Start with our Knowledge Repository for all of your searches for articles and research citations on healthcare design topics. Access full texts through the source link, read key point summaries, or watch slidecasts. Expand your search and find project briefs, interviews, and other relevant resources by visiting our Insights & Solutions page.

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A Space Syntax Analysis of the Relationship between Function and Form in Facility Layout

Author(s): Teran-Somohano, A., Smith, A. E.
Added September 2018

Researching and Designing Health Care Environments: A Systematized Review of Creative Research Methods

Author(s): Jellema, P., Annemans, M., Heylighen, A.
Added September 2018

A measurement for evaluating the environmental quality of advanced healthcare facilities: Intelligent healthscape quality for medical staff

Author(s): Han, J., Kang, H.-J., Kwon, G. H.
Added September 2018

Designing Residential Buildings for Older People in China to Promote Ageing-in-place

Author(s): Gadakari, T., Wang, J., Hadjri, K.
Added September 2018

Comparing the Effectiveness of Four Different Design Media in Communicating Desired Performance Outcomes With Clinical End Users

Author(s): Wingler, D., Machry, H., Bayramzadeh, S., Joseph, A., Allison, D.
Added September 2018

The relevance of sink proximity to toilets on the detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase inside sink drains

Author(s): Buchan, B. W., Graham, M. B., Lindmair-Snell, J., Arvan, J., Ledeboer, N. A., Nanchal, R., Munoz-Price, L. S.
Added September 2018

Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility test of bacteria from healthcare workers and hospital environment

Author(s): Ahmed, H. A., Alkali, I. Y
Added September 2018

Indoor environmental quality performance and occupants’ satisfaction [IEQPOS] as assessment criteria for green healthcare building rating

Author(s): Nimlyat, P. S.
Added September 2018

Hospital architecture quality-exploratory observation on three continents

Author(s): Fronczek-Munter, A., Prugsiganont, S.
Added September 2018

Influence of Color in a Lactation Room on Users’ Affective Impressions and Preferences

Author(s): López-Tarruella, J., Llinares Millán, C., Serra Lluch, J., Iñarra Abad, S., Wijk, H.
Added September 2018

Are noise reduction interventions effective in adult ward settings? A systematic review and meta analysis

Author(s): Garside, J., Stephenson, J., Curtis, H., Morrell, M., Dearnley, C., Astin, F.
Added September 2018

How enclosure and spatial organization affect residents’ use and experience of a dementia special care unit: A case study

Author(s): Van Hecke, L., Van Steenwinkel, I., Heylighen, A.
One approach to housing people with dementia involves the creation of small-scale, homelike environments. Since this approach is not always affordable, healthcare designers are working to design dementia special care units (SCUs) that provide the benefits of small-scale facilities while still being housed inside of large-scale residential care facilities.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2018

A New Approach for a Practical Assessment of Antimicrobial Surfaces Based on a Stamp Assay to Quantify Transfer Routes of Pathogens

Author(s): Gerhardts, A., Höfer, D.
Added September 2018

Relationship Between ICU Design and Mortality

Author(s): Leaf, D. E., Homel, P., Factor, P. H.
While it is widely accepted that the architectural design of healthcare facilities can influence patient health outcomes, there is a lack of research exploring whether patients receiving treatment in intensive care unit (ICU) beds with poor visibility from a central nursing station have different health outcomes compared to patients with greater visibility to healthcare staff.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2018

Design re-use: Critical application of healthcare building design evidence

Author(s): Wanigarathna, N., Sherratt, F., Price, A. D. F., Austin, S. A.
Added September 2018

Pilot study to measure wheelchair users’ space requirements in the bathroom

Author(s): Morales, E., Gamache, S., Routhier, F., Rousseau, J., Doyle, O.
In healthcare facilities around the world, many construction codes pertaining to building accessibility standards for patients using mobility devices (such as wheelchairs) have remained unchanged despite the introduction of newer mobility devices and changing patient demographics.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2018

Effectiveness of ultraviolet disinfection in reducing hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on a bone marrow transplant unit

Author(s): Brite, J., McMillen, T., Robilotti, E., Sun, J., Chow, H. Y., Stell, F., Seo, S. K., McKenna, D., Eagan, J., Montecalvo, M., Chen, D., Sepkowitz, K., Kamboj, M.
Added September 2018

Is greenery associated with mental health among residents of aged care facilities? A systematic search and narrative review.

Author(s): Carver, A., Lorenzon, A., Veitch, J., Macleod, A., Sugiyama, T.
Added September 2018

Ecopsychosocial parameters and mental health: The complexities of the psychiatric ward

Author(s): Chrysikou, E.
Added September 2018

Safer Wards: Reducing violence on older people's mental health wards

Author(s): Brown, J., Fawzi, W., McCarthy, C., Stevenson, C., Kwesi, S., Joyce, M., Dusoye, J., Mohamudbucus, Y., Shah, A.
Added September 2018