Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe alzheimer's disease
2005
International Psychogeriatrics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 17
Pages 221–236
Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Hubbard, E. M., Mastick, J., Luxenberg, J. S., Burr, R. L., Van Someren, E. J. W.
Studies suggest that exposure to light of adequate intensity and duration at the proper time of day can be associated with a positive improvement in the quality and duration of sleep. Since institutional environments tend to have very low light levels, residents may not be exposed to enough bright light to entrain the circadian clock to the 24-hour day. In particular, bright light treatment has been shown to improve sleep–wake cycle disturbances in some Alzheimer’s disease (AD) subjects.
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Project Coalitions in Healthcare Construction Projects and the Application of Real Options: An Exploratory Survey
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 7
Pages 14-36
Author(s): van Reedt Dortland, M., Dewulf, G., Voordijk, H.
To ensue easy adaptation to the increasingly complex and changing healthcare environment, flexibility in healthcare assets is necessary. However, minimal research has been conducted to gain insight into how health organizations currently integrate flexibility into their real estate projects.
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Process Simulation during the Design Process Makes the Difference: Process Simulations Applied to a Traditional Design
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 6
Pages 58-76
Author(s): Traversari, R., Goedhart, R., Schraagen, J. M.
Minimal evidence exists regarding the design implications of using process simulation to assist in the process of designing new operating room (OR) layouts. While the traditional design process for OR layout does incorporate the experiences and insights of users, functionality testing of the OR environment is usually conducted post occupancy.
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Neural Correlates of Nature Stimuli: An fMRI Study
2014
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 7
Pages 9-28
Author(s): Pati, D., O'Boyle, M., Amor, C., Hou, J., Valipoor, S., Fang, D.
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The Effect of Garden Designs on Mood and Heart Output in Older Adults Residing in an Assisted Living Facility
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 6
Pages 27-42
Author(s): Goto, S., Park, B.-J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Herrup, K., Miyazaki, Y.
This research focuses on the impact that different garden designs have on people's mood and heart rate in a retirement community setting. The researchers had previously piloted a study focusing on elderly participants' aesthetic preferences for garden designs; they wanted to move beyond this to better understand where these preferences come from, and whether they are actually somehow hardwired in the brain from more innate psychological and biological responses, rather than cultural or learned.
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Factors Impeding Flexible Inpatient Unit Design
2012
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 6
Pages 83-103
Author(s): Pati, D., Evans, J., Harvey, T. E., Bazuin, D.
The physical environment can have a significant impact on operational efficiencies within healthcare environments. In an era of cost curtailment, design interventions that can provide maximum flexibility will become increasingly necessary. Following a 2006 study that identified domains within the design process that affect flexibility within acute care inpatient units, researchers wanted to understand whether domains external to the design process could influence the successful optimization of flexibility within the same environment.
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Image and Emotion: From Outcomes to Brain Behavior
2012
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 5
Pages 40-59
Author(s): Nanda, U., Zhu, X., Jansen, B. H.
Existing outcome studies have proven the link between exposure to visual images (with nature content) and improvements in stress, anxiety, and pain perception. However, an understanding of the underlying perceptual mechanisms has been lacking.
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Barriers to Garden Visitation in Children's Hospitals
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 6
Pages 76-96
Author(s): Pasha, S.
The Although researchers consistently recommend that certain design features be included in hospital healing gardens, such as comfortable seats and appropriate shade, these recommendations have not been rigorously linked to garden use.
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Design for the post-antibiotic era: experiences from a new building for infectious diseases in Malmö, Sweden
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 6
Pages 27-52
Author(s): Holmdahl, T., Lanbeck, P.
Healthcare facilities must carefully consider how facilities are designed as infection control mechanisms evolve.
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Original sound compositions reduce anxiety in emergency department patients: a randomised controlled trial
2011
The Medical Journal of Australia
Journal Article
Issue 11-12
Volume 195
Pages 694-8
Author(s): Weiland, T. J., Jelinek, G. A., Macarow, K. E., Samartzis, P., Brown, D. M., Grierson, E. M., Winter, C.
Patients being treated in emergency departments (EDs) might experience anxiety during their stay. The beneficial effect of music on anxiety has been well demonstrated in previous studies, but no previous study has investigated the potential anxiety-reducing effects of sound interventions or the use of binaural beats among adult ED patients.
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Music increases satisfaction in elderly outpatients undergoing cataract surgery
1997
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 44
Pages 43-8
Author(s): Cruise, C. J., Chung, F., Yogendran, S., Little, D.
Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on elderly patients in North America. Sedative medications are often used to reduce patient anxiety throughout the surgical procedure, but elderly patients are more likely to experience adverse health effects from these medications. The anxiety-reducing effects of music have been widely studied previously, but never in the context of elderly patients undergoing cataract surgery.
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An exploratory study into the factors that influence patients' perceptions of cleanliness in an acute NHS trust hospital
2007
Journal of Facilities Management
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 5
Pages 275-289
Author(s): Whitehead, H., May, D., Agahi, H.
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Satisfaction with the emergency department environment decreases with length of stay
2010
Emergency Medicine Journal
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 27
Pages 821-8
Author(s): Walsh, M., Knott, J. C.
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Keep music live: music and the alleviation of apathy in dementia subjects
2006
International Psychogeriatrics / IPA
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 18
Pages 623-630
Author(s): Holmes, C., Knights, A., Dean, C., Hodkinson, S., Hopkins, V.
Over 50% of all people diagnosed with dementia reportedly exhibit apathetic or socially withdrawn behaviors. These behaviors are often problematic for the patients themselves as well as for the individuals tending to the patient’s needs. Treatment with antidepressants is common in these situations, but their effectiveness is supported only by weak evidence, and the issue of over-prescription and its subsequent adverse effects has become a major problem in healthcare environments.
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Influence of an Outdoor Garden on Mood and Stress in Older Persons
2002
Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture
Journal Article
Author(s): Rodiek, S. D.
Research conducted in healthcare settings shows that the presence of plants and natural environments in healthcare environments has a positive impact on patient outcome. The value of nature and gardening to the older adult is also reported in literature.
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Environmental correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients with dementia
2010
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 25
Pages 14-22
Author(s): Zuidema, S. U., de Jonghe, J. F. M., Verhey, F. R. J., Koopmans, Rtcm
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Contributions of Environment, Comorbidity, and Stage of Dementia to the Onset of Walking and Eating Disability in Long-Term Care Residents
2012
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 60
Pages 1624-1631
Author(s): Slaughter, S. E., Hayduk, L. A.
Objectives To estimate the relative effects of environment, comorbidities, stage of dementia and other variables on disability onset. Design A 1-year prospective cohort study was conducted in which the walking and eating abilities of long-term care residents were observed fortnightly. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the contributions of individual and environmental factors to the...
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Quality of life and building design in residential and nursing homes for older people
2004
Ageing and Society
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 24
Pages 941-962
Author(s): Parker, C., Barnes, S., McKee, K., Morgan, K., Torrington, J., Tregenza, P.
Older people living in residential and nursing care homes spend a large proportion of their time within the boundaries of the home, and may depend on the environment to compensate for their physical or cognitive frailties. Regulations and guidelines on the design of care buildings have accumulated over time with little knowledge of their impact on the quality of life of building users. The Design...
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Influences of Physical Environment on Corridor Walking Among Assisted Living Residents: Findings From Focus Group Discussions
2011
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 30
Pages 463-484
Author(s): Lu, Z., Rodiek, S. D., Shepley, M. M., Duffy, M.
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Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Transformed Nursing Home: The First Four Green House Settings
2013
Journal of Housing For the Elderly
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 23
Pages 304-334
Author(s): Cutler, L. J., Kane, R. A.
To study how well the physical environments of four Green Houses® served the residents, staff, and visitors and to develop recommendations for similar small-house nursing home projects. Longitudinal post-occupancy evaluation of four houses using mixed-methods, including behavioral mapping, checklist ratings of individual bedrooms and bathrooms, place-centered time scans, environmental tracers,...
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