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The design of caring environments and the quality of life of older people

2002
Ageing and Society
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 22
Pages 775-789
Author(s): Barnes, S., Design in Caring Environments Study, G.
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Comparison of the auditory and visual privacy of emergency department treatment areas with curtains versus those with solid walls

2001
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 38
Pages 135-9
Author(s): Barlas, D., Sama, A.E., Ward, M.F., Lesser, M.L.
Privacy and confidentiality are crucial to patients and their relationship with their healthcare provider. Many emergency departments (EDs) use curtains to separate different areas of care and treatment to enable smooth movement of equipment and personnel and allow for patient observation.
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Acute care design: healing environment case study--North Hawaii Community Hospital

1994
Journal of Healthcare Design
Journal Article
Volume 6
Pages 27-36
Author(s): Bakken, E.E., Linton, P.E.
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Surveying patients as a start to quality improvement in the surgical suites holding area

2005
Journal Of Nursing Care Quality
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 20
Pages 319-326
Author(s): Bailey, J., McVey, L., Pevreal, A., Bailey, J.
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Good and Bad Experiences of Family Presence During Acute Care and Resuscitation. What Makes the Difference?

2005
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 4
Pages 161-169
Author(s): Axelsson, A.B., Zettergren, M., Axelsson, C.
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Interaction between adult patients' family members and nursing staff on a hospital ward

2001
Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 15
Pages 142-150
Author(s): Astedt-Kurki, P., Paavilainen, E., Tammentie, T., Paunonen-Ilmonen, M.
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Live Music Is Beneficial to Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environmentt

2006
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 33
Pages 131-136
Author(s): Arnon, S., Shapsa, A., Forman, L., Regev, R., Bauer, S., Litmanovitz, I., Dolfin, T.
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Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Safety Program

2006
Advances in Neonatal Care
Journal Article
Author(s): Alton, M., Frush, K., Brandon, D., Mericle, J.
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High-tech, high-touch care: A NICU design that caters to its fragile patients

2001
Nursing Management
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 32
Pages 40-43
Author(s): Altimier, L.
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Making the Right Choice: Family Presence and the CNS

2005
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 19
Pages 113-116
Author(s): Aldridge, M.D., Clark, A.P.
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Design of circulation axes in densely used polyclinic waiting halls

2007
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 42
Pages 1743-1751
Author(s): Akalin-Baskaya, A., Yildirim, K.
The purpose of this article is to explore whether spatial definition can affect the perceptual evaluations of users in highly dense conditions. The particular spatial definition studied in this research was the relationship between circulation axes and seating areas of a waiting hall. In crowded public interiors, it is generally assumed that users feel less comfortable and less safe. As suggested...
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Children's Health Design: Designing for Family-Centered Care

1997
Journal of Healthcare Design
Journal Article
Volume 9
Pages 129-135
Author(s): Acton, L., Aoun, A., Dennis, E., Hall, J., Fitzback, S., Komiske, B., Mead, W.
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Investigating the syntax line: configurational properties and cognitive correlates.

2003
Environment & Planning B: Planning & Design
Generic
Issue 6
Volume 30
Pages 841-863
Author(s): Haq, S.
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The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments

2007
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Volume 38
Pages 197
Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
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Staff, patient, and visitors: Responses to hospital unit enhancements

1995
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Pages 13-117
Author(s): Devlin, A.
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Facilities and equipment

2000
Family-centered maternity and newborn care: national guidelines
Book Section
Volume Chapter 10; 4th edition
Author(s): Public Health Agency of Canada
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Transforming care in children's hospitals through environmental design: Literature Review

2008
Evidence for Innovation: Transforming Children's Health Through the Physical Environment
Book Section
Pages 18-47
Author(s): Joseph, A., Keller, A., Kronick, K.
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Users' evaluative responses to spatio-physical humanization: the case of hospital environments

2005
Martens, Bob; Keul, Alexander G
Book Section
Pages (2005). Designing social innovation: Planning, building, evaluating. (pp. 231-240). Ashland, OH, US: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. vii, 312
Author(s): Fornara, F.
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less.

2004
Book
Author(s): Schwartz, B.
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