The Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity (Abstracts Table Supplement)
2005
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Ulrich, R. S., Zimring, C., Quan, X., Joseph, A., Choudhary, R.
Added December 2022
Telemedicine room design
2005
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 11
Pages 10-14
Author(s): Major, J.
Added January 2020
The health effects of waste incinerators
2005
Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2-3
Volume 15
Pages 115-156
Author(s): Thompson, J., Anthony, H.
Added February 2019
Deliberate Perioperative Systems Design Improves Operating Room Throughput
2005
Anesthesiology: The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 103
Pages 406-418
Author(s): Sandberg, W. S., Daily, B., Egan, M., Stahl, J. E., Goldman, J. M., Wiklund, R. A., Rattner, D.
Operating rooms (ORs) are complex and sensitive environments that are typically expensive to operate and maintain. Minimally invasive surgical procedures are becoming increasingly more prevalent in many OR environments, while the costs of operating and maintaining OR environments are simultaneously increasing.
Added November 2018
Enhancing the therapeutic potential of hospital environments by increasing the personal control and emotional comfort of hospitalized patients
2005
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 18
Pages 22-28
Author(s): Williams, A. M., Irurita, V. F.
Added September 2018
Prevention and control of health care-associated waterborne infections in health care facilities
2005
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5 Suppl 1
Volume 33
Pages S26-40
Author(s): Exner, M., Kramer, A., Lajoie, L., Gebel, J., Engelhart, S., Hartemann, P.
Added July 2018
Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measures
2005
American Journal of Health Promotion
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 19
Pages 330–333
Author(s): Glanz, K., Sallis, J. F., Saelens, B. E., Frank, L. D.
Added August 2016
The Creation of a Behavioral Health Unit as Part of the Emergency Department: One Community Hospital's Two-Year Experience
2005
Journal of Emergency Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 31
Pages 548-554
Author(s): Lewis, C., Sierzega, G., Haines, D.
Added July 2016
Characteristics Associated with Low Food and Fluid Intake in Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia
2005
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 45
Pages 74-80
Author(s): Reed, P.S., Zimmerman, S., Sloane, P.D, Williams, C. S., Boustani, M.
Research conducted on residents of different nursing homes shows that the older people who had been suffering with impaired mobility and cognition face serious malnutrition resulting from insufficient food intake and dehydration problems due to less consumption of fluid intake. The resident characteristics that contribute to food and fluid intake include cognitive status, ability to drink independently, and physical limitations such as difficulty swallowing.
Added January 2016
Artifacts and collaborative work in healthcare: methodological, theoretical, and technological implications of the tangible
2005
Human-Centered Computing in Health Information Systems. Part 1: Analysis and Design
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 38
Pages 26-33
Author(s): Xiao, Y.
Added November 2015
Does privacy matter? Former patients discuss their perceptions of privacy in shared hospital rooms
2005
Nursing Ethics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 12
Pages 156-166
Author(s): Malcolm, H. A.
According to the author, protection of patient privacy is a new legislation in New Zealand. The author indicates that anecdotal evidence suggests that the legislation was not well understood either by healthcare professionals or by patients.
Added March 2015
Does patient-centered design guarantee patient safety?: Using human factors engineering to find a balance between provider and patient needs
2005
Journal of Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 1
Pages 145-153
Author(s): France, D. J., Throop, P., Walczyk, B., Allen, L., Parekh, A. D., Parsons, A., Rickard, D., Deshpande, J. K.
According to the authors, “human factors engineering is the study of human beings and their interaction with products, environment, and equipment”, and that over the years it has evolved from systems- centered to user-centered to socially-centered care.
Added December 2014
Effect of timed bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease
2005
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 20
Pages 738-743
Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Mastick, J., Hubbard, E. M., Luxenberg, J. S., Burr, R. L.
Added December 2014
Infection control: the environment and service organisation
2005
Nursing Standard (Royal College Of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987)
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 20
Pages 57
Author(s): Gould, Dinah J
Added October 2014
Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe alzheimer's disease
2005
International Psychogeriatrics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 17
Pages 221–236
Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Hubbard, E. M., Mastick, J., Luxenberg, J. S., Burr, R. L., Van Someren, E. J. W.
Studies suggest that exposure to light of adequate intensity and duration at the proper time of day can be associated with a positive improvement in the quality and duration of sleep. Since institutional environments tend to have very low light levels, residents may not be exposed to enough bright light to entrain the circadian clock to the 24-hour day. In particular, bright light treatment has been shown to improve sleep–wake cycle disturbances in some Alzheimer’s disease (AD) subjects.
Added September 2014
Dimensions of quality in long-term care facilities in Taiwan
2005
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 52
Pages 609-619
Author(s): Chao, S. Y., Roth, P.
Added September 2014
Incidence and Consequence of Falls in Inpatient Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
2005
Experimental Aging Research
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 31
Pages 457-469
Author(s): Suzuki, T., Sonoda, S., Misawa, K., Saitoh, E., Shimizu, Y., Kotake, T.
Added September 2014
Legionnaires' Disease in Long-Term Care Facilities: Overview and Proposed Solutions
2005
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 53
Pages 875-880
Author(s): Seenivasan, M. H., Yu, V. L., Muder, R. R.
Legionnaires’ disease is a notable problem in acute care settings. Legionnaires’ disease has been shown to be an important cause of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia. In hospitals with Legionella colonization of the water systems, hospital-acquired legionellosis is frequently endemic, accounting for 10% to 40% of hospital-acquired pneumonias. Legionnaires’ disease also accounts for 2% to 15% of community-acquired pneumonia. In contrast, the incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in long-term care residents is not clearly delineated.
Added July 2014
Intra-unit patient transports: time, motion, and cost impact on hospital efficiency
2005
Nursing Economic$
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 23
Pages 157-164
Author(s): Hendrich, A. L., Lee, N.
Transferring patients can be stressful and confusing for patients and their families. In addition, risks to the patient increase during transfers. Thus, many healthcare facilities are trying to reduce patient transfers by providing more flexible patient rooms.
Added May 2014
Effectiveness of overhead lifting devices in reducing the risk of injury to care staff in extended care facilities
2005
Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 48
Pages 187-199
Author(s): Engst, C., Chhokar, R. , Miller, A., Tate, R. B., Yassi, A.
Healthcare facilities often install mechanical lifts to help staff avoid injuries from patient handling. However, some mechanical lifts require more time and space and are not always as comfortable, safe, and secure as manual patient handling. Few studies have used a prospective controlled design to evaluate the effectiveness of ceiling lifts in reducing risk of musculoskeletal injury to care staff; increasing staff satisfaction; and assessing preferred methods of lifting, transferring, and repositioning residents.
Added April 2014