Neonatal intensive care nursery staff perceive enhanced workplace quality with the single-family room design
2010
Journal of Perinatology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 30
Pages 352–358
Author(s): Stevens, D. C., Helseth, C. C., Khan, M. A., Munson, D. P., Smith, T. J.
Added December 2016
Single-Family Room Design in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—Challenges and Opportunities
2010
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 83-86
Author(s): White, R. D.
Added December 2016
Demonstrating the Benefits of Green Streets for Active Aging: Final Report to EPA
2010
Portland, OR: Centre of Urban Studies, Portland State University
Journal Article
Author(s): Dill, J., Neal, M., Shandas, V., Luhr, G., Adkins, A., Lund, D.
Added October 2016
Using signage to promote stair use on a university campus in hidden and visible stairwells
2010
Journal of Physical Activity & Health
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 7
Pages 232-238
Author(s): Grimstvedt, M. E., Kerr, J., Oswalt, S. B., Fogt, D. L., Vargas-Tonsing, T. M., Yin, Z.
Added August 2016
The built environment and obesity: A systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence
2010
Health and Place
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 16
Pages 175-190
Author(s): Feng, J., Glass, T. A., Curriero, F. C., Stewart, W. F., Schwartz, B. S.
Added August 2016
Different perspectives for assigning weights to determinants of health
Author(s): Booske, B. C., Athens, J. K., Kindig, D. A., Park, H., Remington, P. L.
Added August 2016
The Efficacy of Visual Cues to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance
2010
Simulation in Healthcare
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 5
Pages 325-331
Author(s): Nevo, Igal, Fitzpatrick, Maureen, Thomas, Ruth-Everett, Gluck, Paul A., Lenchus, Joshua D., Arheart, Kristopher L., Birnbach, David J.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) affect patients at hospitals and other facilities. Hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among healthcare workers is important and was called upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 for improvement and sustainability.
Added June 2016
Measuring the Structure of Visual Fields in Nursing Units
2010
Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 3
Pages 48-59
Author(s): Lu, Y.
A nurses’ central role is to treat and attend to patients’ needs in a timely manner. This becomes complicated when managing several patients simultaneously, especially those in critical care. Therefore, developing an efficient system that helps nurses manage patient care and reduces nurse burnout rates is critical.
Added January 2016
Making the Case for Evidence-Based Design in Healthcare: A Descriptive Case Study of Organizational Decision Making
2010
Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 4
Pages 56-88
Author(s): Shoemaker, L.K., Kazley, A.S., White, A.
It is reported that an approximately 98,000 people die each year in the United States as a result of medical errors (IOM, 1999). This is unacceptable in a country that prides itself on the best medical institutions and access to the highest-end technology. It is believed that the need to renew currently standing hospitals is due to a combination of aging buildings, aging populations, and introduction of new technologies (Ulrich, 2004). This has led to a large patient safety movement and the largest hospital construction boom in U.S. history (Jones, 2004).
Added January 2016
Developing the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET) in Australia: A Qualitative Study
2010
Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 3
Pages 43-57
Author(s): Foureur, M., Leap, N., Davis, D., Forbes, I., & Homer, C.
To develop a tool to assess the “optimality” of birth unit design. This is important because “Optimal birth spaces are likely to enable women to have physiologically normal labor and birth.”
Added January 2016
An Empirical Examination of Patient Room Handedness in Acute Medical-Surgical Settings
2010
Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 4
Pages 11-33
Author(s): Pati, D., Cason, C., Harvey Jr., T.E., Evans, J.
The initial cost of designing hospitals with standardized same-handed patient rooms is typically much higher than the cost of hospitals designed with mirror-image configurations. This is because same-handed units require separate utility lines for each patient room rather than shared medical gas lines and bathroom plumbing lines between every two rooms.
Added January 2016
PHAMA - Patient Handling and Movement Assessments: A White Paper
Author(s): ,
Added November 2015
Design of the environment of care for safety of patients and personnel: Does form follow function or vice versa in the intensive care unit?
2010
Critical Care Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 8 Supplement
Volume 38
Pages S388-S398
Author(s): Bartley, J., Streifel, A. J.
Added September 2015
From “Baby Barn” to the “Single Family Room Designed NICU”: A Report of Staff Perceptions One Year Post Occupancy
2010
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 97-103
Author(s): Cone, S. K., Short, S., Gutcher, G.
Single Family Rooms (SFRs) are becoming an increasingly popular design model in the care of critically ill preterm infants. The advantages of this physical environment to the infant, family and care providers is well documented.
Added July 2015
Lighting for Today's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2010
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 107-113
Author(s): Rizzo, P., Rea, M., White, R.
Lighting is a design feature in NICUs that needs to cater to and support all users of the NICU – the infant, the staff, and the family. The authors surmise that lighting should be quiet, reliable, efficient, maintenance- free, and flexible in accordance with the diverse and changing requirements of the NICU users.
Added July 2015
Making Neonatal Intensive Care Units More Visually Appealing
2010
NICU Design
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 78-82
Author(s): Smith, J. A., Hager, J., Bajo, K.
Added July 2015
Development and initial testing of the Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT)
2010
International Psychogeriatrics
Journal Article
Issue 01
Volume 22
Pages 101–108
Author(s): Edvardsson, D., Fetherstonhaugh, D., Nay, R., Gibson, S.
Added April 2015
A Lean Six Sigma Team Increases Hand Hygiene Compliance and Reduces Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infections by 51%
2010
Journal for Healthcare Quality
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 32
Pages 61-70
Author(s): Carboneau, C., Aizen, E., Jaco, M. T., Robinson, M.
Added April 2015
Pre-versus post-occupancy evaluation of daylight quality in hospitals
2010
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 45
Pages 2652-2665
Author(s): Alzoubi, H., Al-Rqaibat, S., Bataineh, R. F.
Studies show that most hospital occupants prefer natural daylight to electrical light. Daylight can be used to optimize patient comfort by creating a more attractive indoor setting. Daylight has been linked to higher levels of staff performance and productivity along with reduced energy use and hospital emissions. Comparisons of pre- and post-occupancy lighting levels evaluate how well a space being put to use matches the predicted situation.
Added March 2015
Using Music to Reduce Noise Stress for Patients in the Emergency Department A Pilot Study
2010
Music and Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 2
Pages 201-207
Author(s): Short, A. E., Ahern, N., Holdgate, A., Morris, J., Sidhu, B.
High levels of noise within emergency departments (EDs) have been associated with higher levels of patient stress. Noise and the stress it causes have been observed as a contributing factor to slower recovery rates and overall lower rates of satisfaction among patients.
Added March 2015
