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    A multi-component patient-handling intervention improves attitudes and behaviors for safe patient handling and reduces aggression experienced by nursing staff: A controlled before-after study

    2017
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    Applied Ergonomics
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    Journal Article

    Volume 60, Pages 74-82
    Author(s)
    Risør, B. W./Casper, S. D./Andersen, L.L/Sørensen, J.
    Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)|Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)
    Staff health outcomes|Staff satisfaction|Staff health outcomes|Staff satisfaction
    Source Link

    Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Mental Healthcare Facility Based on Staff Perceptions of Design Innovations

    2017
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    HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
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    Journal Article

    Issue in press
    Author(s)
    Kalantari, S./Snell, R.
    Adjacencies/department|Interior Material|Adjacencies/department|Interior Material
    Staff satisfaction|Staff satisfaction
    Source Link

    A large-scale survey of inpatient suicides: comparison between medical and psychiatric settings

    2017
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    Psychiatry Research
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    Journal Article

    Volume 250, Pages 155-158
    Author(s)
    Inoue, K./Kawanishi, C./Otsuka, K./Cho, Y./Shiraishi, M./Ishii, T./Onishi, H./Hirayasu, Y.
    Adjacencies/department|Adjacencies/department
    Patient health outcomes|Patient health outcomes
    Source Link

    User Evaluation of Neonatology Ward Design: An Application of Focus Group and Semantic Differential

    2017
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    HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
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    Journal Article

    Issue 2, Volume 10, Pages 23-48
    Author(s)
    Trujillo, J. L.-H./Aviñó, A. M./Millán, C. L.
    Source Link

    On the Planning and Design of Hospital Circulation Zones: A Review of the Evidence-Based Literature

    2017
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    HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
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    Journal Article

    Issue 2, Volume 10, Pages 124-146
    Author(s)
    Jiang, S./Verderber, S.
    Unit configuration and layout|Unit configuration and layout
    Source Link

    Beyond Ebola treatment units: severe infection temporary treatment units as an essential element of Ebola case management during an outbreak

    2017
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    BMC Infectious Diseases
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    Journal Article

    Issue 1, Volume 17, Pages 124
    Author(s)
    Janke, C./Heim, K. M./Steiner, F./Massaquoi, M./Gbanya, M. Z./Frey, C./Froeschl, G.
    Adjacencies/department|Adjacencies/department
    HAI related outcomes|HAI related outcomes
    Source Link

    A survey of healthcare facility location

    2017
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    Computers & Operations Research
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    Journal Article

    Volume 79, Pages 223-263
    Author(s)
    Ahmadi-Javid, A./Seyedi, P./Syam, S. S.
    Building location/site optimization|Building location/site optimization
    Source Link

    A systematic review of the psychometric properties of instruments for assessing the quality of the physical environment in healthcare

    2017
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    Journal of Advanced Nursing
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    Journal Article

    Author(s)
    Elf, M./Nordin, S./Wijk, H./McKee, K. J.
    Source Link

    The impact of patient room design on airborne hospital-acquired infections

    2017
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    Book Section

    Volume 1, Pages 323-328
    Author(s)
    Copeland, A./Sharag-Eldin, A.
    Room configuration and layout|Ventilation and air-conditioning system|Room configuration and layout|Ventilation and air-conditioning system
    HAI related outcomes|HAI related outcomes

    Are hospital floors an underappreciated reservoir for transmission of health care-associated pathogens?

    2017
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    American Journal of Infection Control
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    Journal Article

    Issue 3, Volume 45, Pages 336-338
    Author(s)
    Deshpande, A./Cadnum, J. L./Fertelli, D./Sitzlar, B./Thota, P./Mana, T. S./Jencson, A./Alhmidi, H./Koganti, S./Donskey, C. J.
    Interior Material|Interior Material
    HAI related outcomes|HAI related outcomes
    Source Link
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