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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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Effects of Compliant Flooring Systems and Resident Weight on Hand Forces When Pushing Floor-Based Lifts and Wheelchairs among Long-Term Care Staff

Author(s): Lachance, C. C., Korall, A. M. B., Russell, C. M., Johnson, S. I., Feldman, F., Robinovitch, S. N., Mackey, D. C.
Added November 2018

Hand forces exerted by long-term care staff when pushing wheelchairs on compliant and non-compliant flooring

Author(s): Lachance, C. C., Korall, A. M. B., Russell, C. M., Feldman, F., Robinovitch, S. N., Mackey, D. C.
Added November 2018

Architects’ and interior designers’ perspectives on hospital patient rooms designed by the people who work in these rooms

Author(s): Sommerich, C. M., Pires, A. S., Lavender, S. A., Sanders, E. B.-N., Evans, K. D., Li, J., Patterson, E.
Added November 2018

Opportunities for inpatient room designs that facilitate imaging professionals in providing diagnostic patient care: A mixed methods study

Author(s): Evans, K. D., Sommerich, C. M., Sanders, E. B.-N., Patterson, E. S., Li, J., Lavender, S. A.
Added November 2018

‘I want to feel at home’: establishing what aspects of environmental design are important to people with dementia nearing the end of life

Author(s): Fleming, R., Kelly, F., Stillfried, G.
As the global population of elderly patients seeking end-of-life care increases, greater attention is being placed on how healthcare environments can work to best provide these patients with the most positive and life-enriching experiences possible.
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Added November 2018

Guiding design of dementia friendly environments in residential care settings: Considering the living experiences

Author(s): Davis, S., Byers, S., Nay, R., Koch, S.
Added November 2018

Influencing building design in care for older people

Author(s): Southey, S. R.
This article describes the author’s efforts to better understand aspects of design tailored to elderly patients seeking emergent care in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Key Point Summary
Added November 2018

The Reality of Well-Being-Focused Design in Dementia Care: A Case Study of Acute Dementia Wards in the United Kingdom

Author(s): Catt, M., Giridharan, R.
Added November 2018

Design lessons from the analysis of nurse journeys in a hospital ward

Author(s): Nazarian, M., Price, A., Demian, P., Malekzadeh, M.
This article outlines a method that was used to determine how nurses travel in the corridor and common spaces of a single nursing unit.
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Added November 2018

Ensuring Capability to Provide Safe Patient Care Prior to Occupying Renovated Clinical Area

Author(s): West, G. F., Rose, T. J.
Added November 2018

Decreasing Patient Stress and Physician/Medical Workforce Burnout Through Health Care Environments: Uncovering the Serious Leisure Perspective at Mayo Clinic's Campus in Rochester, Minnesota

Author(s): Dieser, R. B., Edginton, C. R., Ziemer, R.
Added November 2018

Working in small-scale, homelike dementia care: Effects on staff burnout symptoms and job characteristics. A quasi-experimental, longitudinal study

Author(s): Zwakhalen, S. M. G., Hamers, J. P. H., van Rossum, E., Ambergen, T., Kempen, G. I. J. M., Verbeek, H.
Added November 2018

Student nurses experience of a “fairy garden” healing haven garden for sick children

Author(s): van der Riet, P., Jitsacorn, C., Junlapeeya, P., Thursby, P.
Added November 2018

A Novel Approach to Addressing an Unintended Consequence of Direct to Room: The Delay of Initial Vital Signs

Author(s): Basile, J., Youssef, E., Cambria, B., Chacko, J., Treval, K., Hahn, B., Ardolic, B.
Added November 2018

Key Players in Key Roles: The Baystate Patient Progress Initiative to Improve Emergency Department Efficiency and Productivity

Author(s): Rathlev, N. K., Anderson, J., Schmidt, J., Hettler, J., Garreffi, L., Gray, M., Neal, D., Visintainer, P.
Added November 2018

ED Triage Process Improvement: Timely Vital Signs for Less Acute Patients

Author(s): Falconer, S. S., Karuppan, C. M., Kiehne, E., Rama, S.
Added November 2018

The Architecture Of Safety: An Emerging Priority For Improving Patient Safety

Author(s): Joseph, A., Henriksen, K., Malone, E.
Added November 2018

Impact of Nurses Taking Daily Work Breaks in a Hospital Garden on Burnout

Author(s): Cordoza, M., Ulrich, R. S., Manulik, B. J., Gardiner, S. K., Fitzpatrick, P. S., Hazen, T. M., Mirka, A., Perkins, R. S.
Added November 2018

Association between room location and adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients

Author(s): Mayampurath, A., Ward, C., Fahrenbach, J., LaFond, C., Howell, M., Churpek, M. M.
Previous studies have found that placing patient rooms far away and/or out of sight from nursing stations can lead to adverse health outcomes. This seems logical, since closer proximity to nursing stations ideally should lead to faster delivery of healthcare services.
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Added November 2018

A systematic literature review of empirical studies on decentralized nursing stations

Author(s): Fay, L., Cai, H., Real, K.
Added November 2018