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Landscape Preference Evaluation for Hospital Environmental Design

Author(s): Petros, A. K., Georgi, J. N.
Added September 2018

Evaluation of benefits of a healing garden for Alzheimer patients: New methodology to evaluate a design concept integrating artistic and neuropsychological approaches

Author(s): Jonveaux, T. R., Yzoard, M., Fescharek, R., Pop, Alina, Jacob, C., Batt, M., Demarche, L., Soulon, L., Malerba, G., Trognon, A.
Added July 2018

Door locking and exit security measures on acute psychiatric admission wards: Door locking on admission wards

Author(s): Nijman, H., Bowers, L., Haglund, K., Muir-Cochrane, E., Simpson, A., Van Der Merwe, M.
Locked exit doors exist in psychiatric wards for various reasons. Sometimes regional legislation requires locked exits in these wards. At other times, these security measures are put in place in order to prevent patients from escaping a facility, to prevent unwelcome visits, to enhance the staff’s sense of control, or to improve overall patient and staff safety.
Key Point Summary
Added June 2017

Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth a review

Author(s): Ding, D., Sallis, J. F., Kerr, J., Lee, S., Rosenberg, D. E.
Added August 2016

Potential strategies to eliminate built environment disparities for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

Author(s): Hutch, D. J., Bouye, K. E., Skillen, E., Lee, C., Whitehead, L., Rashid, J. R.
Added August 2016

Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review

Author(s): Hwang, U., McCarthy, M. L., Aronsky, D., Asplin, B., Crane, P. W., Craven, C. K., Epstein, S. K., Fee, C., Handel, D. A., Pines, J. M., Rathlev, N. K., Schafermeyer, R. W., Zwemer, F. L.. Jr., Bernstein, S. L.
Added March 2015

Exploring the contributory factors for un-witnessed in-patient falls from the National Reporting and Learning System database

Author(s): Hignett, S., Sands, G., Griffiths, P.
Added December 2014

Standing on textured surfaces: effects on standing balance in healthy older adults

Author(s): Hatton, A. L., Dixon, J., Rome, K., Martin, D.
Added November 2014

Environmental cleaning intervention and risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant organisms from prior room occupants

Author(s): Datta, R., Platt, R., Yokoe, D. S., Huang, S. S.
Added September 2014

Predictors of mobility among wheelchair using residents in long-term care

Author(s): Mortenson, B. W., Miller, W. C., Backman, C. L., Oliffe, J. L.
Added September 2014

Estimates of Crowding in Long-Term Care: Comparing Two Approaches

Author(s): Algase, D. L., Antonakos, C., Beattie, E., Beel-Bates, C., Song, J. A.
People’s psychological responses to the feeling or sense of being crowded (known as crowding) has been widely examined in the literature on health, disease, and housing regulation and can be associated with negative outcomes. For vulnerable groups where crowding has been studied (such as in low-income housing, prisons, daycare centers, schools, and refugee camps), these negative outcomes include...
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Quantifying the Relationship Among Hospital Design, Satisfaction, and Psychosocial Functioning in a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Inpatient Unit

Author(s): Sherman-Bien, S. A., Malcarne, V. L., Roesch, S., Varni, J. W., Katz, E. R.
Prior research has shown that healthcare satisfaction and physical and psychological outcomes in adults are affected by the built environment. Research has also suggested that perceived built environment satisfaction acts as a mediator between the objective built environment and healthcare satisfaction and health-related quality of life in adults. However, minimal research has been conducted to understand these concepts within the pediatric population.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Testing the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET) in Australia: A Pilot Study

Author(s): Foureur, M. J., Leap, N., Davis, D. L., Forbes, Ian F., Homer, C. S. E.
Added September 2014

Lean Thinking in Emergency Departments: A Critical Review

Author(s): Holden, R. J.
Added May 2014