Water Safety and Legionella in Health Care: Priorities, Policy, and Practice
2016
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 689-712
Author(s): Gamage, S. D., Ambrose, M., Kralovic, S. M., Roselle, G. A.
Added September 2016
Optimizing Health Care Environmental Hygiene
2016
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 639-660
Author(s): Carling, Philip C.
Added September 2016
What Have We Learned about the Microbiomes of Indoor Environments?
2016
mSystems
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 1
Pages 1-9
Author(s): Stephens, B., Gibbons, S. M.
Added September 2016
Objective acoustical quality in healthcare office facilities
2016
Canadian Acoustics
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 44
Pages 1-2
Author(s): Hodgson, M.
In this relatively brief study, the author chooses to survey a number of different healthcare offices in different locations in order to describe their acoustical nature and identify how certain design elements affect acoustical properties. Many different aspects of the offices’ physical design are taken into account in order to produce a comprehensive analysis of what exactly affects a given environment’s acoustical characteristics, and what could potentially be done to improve these characteristics.
Added September 2016
Personal and behavioral determinants of active aging
2016
International Archives of Medicine
Journal Article
Author(s): Alves de Brito Fernandes, W.A., Fernandes Barbosa, K.T., Rodrigues Lopes de Oliveira, F.M., Medeiros de Brito, F.M., Nascimento de Lyra Ramos, S.S., Melo Fernandes, A., Moraes de Oliveira, S., Fontana, N., Moreira de Lacerda, H.J., Carvalho de Soares, L., Barbosa Nunes, T., Melo Fernandes, M.G.
Added September 2016
Modern technologies for improving cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospitals
2016
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 5
Pages 1-10
Author(s): Boyce, J. M.
Added September 2016
Designing Health Care Facilities to Maximize Productivity and Patient Outcomes
2016
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 5
Pages 38-43
Author(s): Miller, K., Kowalski, R., Arnold, R., Coffey-Zern, S., Monson, S.
Added September 2016
Functional Redesign of the Hospital Trolley-Bed Tray Table
2016
Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 24
Pages 20-26
Author(s): Yin, S., Siew, J. J. H., Ng, S. B. I., Putra, A. S., Ang, A.
Added September 2016
Field Research in the Operating Room
2016
Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 24
Pages 10-19
Author(s): Mhlaba, J. M., Christianson, L. W., Davidson, S. J., Graves, S. N., Still, B. R., Silas, M. R., Fong, A. J., Nassiri, A. M., Pariser, J. J., Langerman, A. J.
Added September 2016
An Assessment of Levels of Safety in Psychiatric Units
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 66-80
Author(s): Bayramzadeh, S.
As mental treatment facilities see increases in the number of patients seeking care, facilities face mounting pressure in their attempts to promote patient well-being and safety. The author suggests that there is a lack of systematic empirical studies that examine how the design of mental healthcare facilities contributes to patient care and safety.
Added September 2016
Environmental Variables That Influence Patient Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 10
Pages 155-169
Author(s): MacAllister, L., Zimring, C., Ryherd, E.
This paper is a literature review that compiles a number of studies investigating the layouts and designs of hospitals and work settings, and the influences that these environments have on health and behavioral outcomes in patients. More specifically, this review seeks to identify possible links between physical and social environmental influences to self-reported patient outcomes. The authors wish to more fully understand the elements that influence patient satisfaction, and then begin a discussion over how physical and social environments can be further analyzed to enhance satisfaction.
Added September 2016
Retrospective Preevaluation-Postevaluation in Health Design
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 10
Pages 13-22
Author(s): Malagon-Maldonado, Gabriella
Added September 2016
Security Implications of Physical Design Attributes in the Emergency Department
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 9
Pages 50-63
Author(s): Pati, D., Pati, S., Harvey, T. E.
In this paper, the authors consider “security” a subset of “safety,” and note that security is imperative for providing efficient patient care, especially in emergency departments (EDs). Security is defined as the protection of people and property, while safety is defined as the broader concept of delivering patient care.
Added September 2016
Air sampling procedures to evaluate microbial contamination: a comparison between active and passive methods in operating theatres
2012
BMC Public Health
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 12
Pages 1-6
Author(s): Napoli, Christian, Marcotrigiano, Vincenzo, Montagna, Maria Teresa
Added September 2016
The Welfare Effects of Single Rooms in German Nursing Homes: A Structural Approach
2016
HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York
Report
Author(s): Herr, A., Saric, A.
Added September 2016
Prevention by Design: Construction and Renovation of Health Care Facilities for Patient Safety and Infection Prevention
2016
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 713–728
Author(s): Olmsted, Russell N.
Added September 2016
Optimizing Ceiling Systems and Lightweight Plenum Barriers to Achieve Ceiling Attenuation Class (CAC) Ratings of 40, 45 and 50
Author(s): Madaras, Gary S., Heuer, Andrew E.
Added September 2016
A Particle Swarm Algorithm for Solving the Multi-objective Operating Theater Layout Problem
Author(s): Chraibi, A., Kharraja, S., Osman, I. H., Elbeqqali, O.
Added September 2016
Perspectives on the Role and Synergies of Architecture and Social and Built Environment in Enabling Active Healthy Aging
2016
Journal of Aging Research
Journal Article
Author(s): Chrysikou, E., Rabnett, R., Tziraki, C.
Added September 2016
Evaluation of Hospital Floors as a Potential Source of Pathogen Dissemination Using a Nonpathogenic Virus as a Surrogate Marker
2016
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 37
Pages 1374-1377
Author(s): Koganti, S., Alhmidi, H., Tomas, M. E., Cadnum, J. L., Jencson, A., Donskey, C. J.
Added August 2016
