SLIDECAST | RESEARCH MATTERS | NOVEMBER 2020
Inadequacy and Impact of Facility Design for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
 

This research looks at the effect of the cancer treatment built environment on adolescents and young adults with cancer, and how the absence or presence of certain spaces and environmental features impacts young patients’ perceived social support and health-related quality of life.

KEY POINT SUMMARY | 2018
The Role of Hospital Design in Reducing Anxiety for Pediatric Patients
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Since the 1960s, researchers have been studying the psychological trauma experienced by children receiving treatment in hospitals – post-traumatic stress disorder, increased aggression, separation anxiety, and disrupted patterns of sleep in children discharged from hospitals.

KEY POINT SUMMARY | 2015
The Effectiveness of Environmental Strategies on Noise Reduction in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Noise has been documented to be an adverse issue for patients and workers in a healthcare setting. Literature indicates that in intensive care units (ICUs), an increasing number of medical devices, equipment, and healthcare providers add to the crowding and ensuing noise levels.

PROJECT BRIEF | OPEN ACCESS
Urban Pediatric Hospital ED Takes a Unique Approach
to Meet Patient Needs
ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

How could a second-floor emergency department in a limited urban space handling 60,000+ pediatric visits per year improve throughput while accommodating pediatric patients, families, and staff safely and efficiently?