Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - The Business Case for Building Better Hospitals Through Evidence-Based Design
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Sadler, B. L., DuBose, J. R., Malone, E. B., Zimring, C. M.
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Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - Culture Change and Facility Design: A Model for Joint Optimization
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Hamilton, D. K., Orr, R. D., Raboin, W. E.
Added September 2014
The therapeutic design of environments for people with dementia: A review of the empirical research
2000
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 40
Pages 397-416
Author(s): Day, K., Carreon, D., Stump, C.
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Flexibility: Beyond the Buzzword—Practical Findings from a Systematic Literature Beview
2011
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 4
Pages 89-108
Author(s): Carthey, J., Chow, V., Jung, Y. M., Mills, S.
While many healthcare facilities claim to have incorporated flexibility and adaptability into their new design, few have documented the outcomes of such claims. In reality, many healthcare facilities are outdated before they are built and fully occupied. These facilities then require extensive renovation and replacement during their life cycle to respond to changing demands of demographics, technology, and care delivery models.
Added September 2014
Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Ulrich, R. S., Zimring, C., Zhu, X, DuBose, J., Seo, H.-B., Choi, Y.-S., Quan, X., Joseph, A.
Added September 2014
Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - Implementing Healthcare Excellence: The Vital Role of the CEO in Evidence-Based Design
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Zimring, C. M., Augenbroe, G. L., Malone, E. B., Sadler, B. L.
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An Investigation To Determine Whether the Built Environment Affects Patient's Medical Outcomes
1998
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Rubin, H. R., Owens, A. J., Golden, G.
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Healthcare leadership white paper series - maximizing the impact of nursing care quality: a closer look at the hospital work environment and the nurse’s impact on patient-care quality
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Hendrich, A.L., Chow, M.
Current hospital work environments have inefficient work processes, physical designs, technology infrastructure, and organizational cultures that cause inefficiencies and nursing stressors that compromise direct patient care.
Added September 2014
Triangulating the extrinsic risk factors for inpatient falls from the fall incident reports and nurse's and patient's perspectives
2011
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 24
Pages 161-70
Author(s): Tzeng, H. M.
The safety of patients in hospitals is paramount during their treatment period. Accidental falls account for the most dangerous of reported incidents for a number of reasons.
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Same-handed patient room configurations: anecdotal and empirical evidence
2012
The Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 42
Pages 125-30
Author(s): Stichler, J. F., McCullough, C.
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The risk of airborne cross-infection in a room with vertical low-velocity ventilation
2012
Indoor Air
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 23
Pages 62-73
Author(s): Olmedo, I., Nielsen, P. V., de Adana, M. R., Jensen, R. L.
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Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication error rates in an adult medical intensive care unit
2009
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 66
Pages 1110-5
Author(s): DeYoung, J. L., Vanderkooi, M. E., Barletta, J. F.
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Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection secondary to imperfect intensive care unit room design
2009
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 30
Pages 25-33
Author(s): Hota, S., Hirji, Z., Stockton, K., Lemieux, C., Dedier, H., Wolfaardt, G., Gardam, M. A.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an infection-causing pathogen that has been associated with a high number of hospital-associated infections (HAIs), especially since the pathogen began developing multidrug resistance. As an increasing number of healthcare facilities are being redesigned, there is a growing need for researchers and designers to understand how pathogens can survive and spread HAIs in the context of these new designs.
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Effect of visual art on patient anxiety and agitation in a mental health facility and implications for the business case
2011
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 18
Pages 386-93
Author(s): Nanda, U., Eisen, S., Zadeh, R. S., Owen, D.
Previous research suggests that even small interior design changes can have positive effects on patients receiving treatment in a variety of healthcare environments. Many of these studies examine patient populations that were moved to completely renovated facilities that featured a multitude of new designs and installations, making it difficult to understand how each individual design change affects the patients.
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Application of copper to prevent and control infection. Where are we now?
2012
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 81
Pages 217-23
Author(s): O'Gorman, J., Humphreys, H.
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Loading along the lumbar spine as influence by speed, control, load magnitude, and handle height during pushing
2009
Clinical Biomechanics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 24
Pages 155-63
Author(s): Marras, W. S., Knapik, G. G., Ferguson, S.
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Tap water colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and relation to Pseudomonas infections of ICU patients
2001
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 22
Pages 49-52
Author(s): Trautmann, M., Michalsky, T., Wiedeck, H., Radosavljevic, V., Ruhnke, M.
Added September 2014
The force attenuation provided by hip protectors depends on impact velocity, pelvic size, and soft tissue stiffness
2008
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 130
Pages 061005
Author(s): Laing, A. C., Robinovitch, S. N.
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Life-space mobility of middle-aged and older adults at various stages of usage of power mobility devices
2010
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Journal Article
Author(s): Auger, C., Demers, L., Linas, I. G., Miller, W. C., Jutai, J. W., Noreau, L.
Measuring the use of PMDs involves examining the life-space mobility of their users. The authors refer to literature where life-space mobility is defined as the area within which a person moves over time; it entails characterizing the distance travelled, the frequency of travel, and assistance (if any) availed by older adults.
Added September 2014
Perceived barriers to physical activity among older adults residing in long-term care institutions
2009
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Author(s): Chen, Y. M.
It is well documented by the World Health Organization (WHO), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other worldwide healthcare organizations that regular physical activity has several benefits, particularly for the elderly. The detriments to their physical and mental health are also well documented. Yet it is seen that a substantial proportion of the elderly do not pursue physical activity on a regular basis.
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