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Healthscapes: The role of the facility and physical environment on consumer attitudes, satisfaction, quality assessments, and behaviors.

Author(s): Hutton, J. D., Richardson, L. D.
Added September 2015

Acoustical Design Features Associated With Noise Level In Health Facilities: The Case Of Dialysis Facilities

Author(s): Bame, S. I., Wells, W.
Added September 2015

Noise Levels in an Urban Hospital and Workers' Subjective Responses

Author(s): Bayo, M. V., Garcia, A. M., Armando, G.
Noise has become a major environmental problem as well as a public health concern, resulting in a wide range of negative consequences. Despite healthcare facilities’ attempts to foster favorable environments to assist in patient recovery and staff working conditions, noise levels are often higher than desirable in and around hospitals. There is a need to identify the main noisy areas and noise sources and evaluate the hospital staff’s reactions to noise.
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Added April 2014

Attribute correlates of hospital outpatient satisfaction

Author(s): Krueckeberg, H. F., Hubbert, A.
Patient satisfaction with hospital outpatient or ambulatory services is an important factor in influencing patient patronage and loyalty. With the increasing growth of revenue associated with outpatient procedures, this area of practice has important opportunities for market-share development through employee behavior and the influence of management and marketing strategies.
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Added October 2012

Gardens In Healthcare Facilities: Uses, Therapeutic Benefits, And Design Recommendations

Author(s): Marcus, C.C., Barnes, M.M.
Added October 2012

A room with a view art survey: The Bird Garden at Duke University Hospital

Author(s): Hefferman, M.L., Morstatt, M., Saltzman, K., Strunc, L.
Added October 2012

Premature infant responses to noise reduction by earmuffs: effects on behavioral and physiologic measures

Author(s): Zahr, L.K., de Traversay, J.
The continuous high-intensity noise in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is both stressful and harmful for the premature infant. Although some researchers have found evidence that loud noise can cause hearing loss and alter physiologic and behavioral responses, no study to date has investigated the benefits of noise reduction by the use of earmuffs. In this study earmuffs were placed over...
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Added October 2012

Clinical and Chronobiological Effects of Light Therapy on Nonseasonal Affective Disorders

Author(s): Yamada, N., Martin-Iverson, M.T., Daimon, K., Tsujimoto, T., Takahashi, S.
Added October 2012

A hermeneutic study of the experiences of relatives of critically ill patients

Author(s): Walters, A.J.
Added October 2012

Clown Doctors: Shaman Healers of Western Medicine

Author(s): Van Blerkom, L.M.
Added October 2012

Elevator talk: Observational study of inappropriate comments in a public space

Author(s): Ubel, P.A., Zell, M.M., Miller, D.J., Fischer, G.S.,, Peters-Stefanid, D., Arnold, R.M.
Added October 2012

Chidlren's hospital... dancing light makes healing magic in a child-friendly hospital tower

Author(s): Tetlow, K.
Added October 2012

Music Therapy Research and Applications in Pediatric Oncology Treatment

Author(s): Standley, J.M., Hanser, S.B.
Added October 2012

Sleep in hospitals at night: are patients' needs being met?

Author(s): Southwell, M.T., Wistow, G.
Added October 2012

Manual handling activities and risk of low back pain in nurses

Author(s): Smedley, J., Egger, P., Cooper, C., Coggon, D.
Added October 2012

Validating a building prototype: A post-occupancy evaluation of a women's medical center

Author(s): Shepley, M.M., Bryant, C., Frohman, B.
Added October 2012

The Location of Behavioral Incidents in a Children's Psychiatric Facility

Author(s): Shepley, M.
Added October 2012

Beeper technology: improving staff efficiency and decreasing noise levels on medical-surgical units

Author(s): Scott, R.A.
Added October 2012

Incubator noise: a method to decrease decibels

Author(s): Saunders, A.N.
Added October 2012

Sleep and Psychological Characteristics of Children on a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Author(s): Sadeh, A., McGuire, J.P., Sachs, H., Seifer, R., Tremblay, A., Civita, R., Hayden, R.M.
Added October 2012