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Wayfinding in a nursing home for advanced dementia of the Alzheimer’s type

Author(s): Passini, R., Pigot, H., Rainville, C., Tétreault, M.-H.
Added August 2019

Creating the Universally Designed City: Prospects for the New Century

Author(s): Weisman, L.K.
Added September 2016

The Role of Culture in Designing Environments for People with Dementia A Study of Russian Jewish Immigrants

Author(s): Day, K., Cohen, U.
Added December 2014

New Zealand children’s health camps: therapeutic landscapes meet the contract state

Author(s): Kearns, R. A., Collins, D. C. A.
New Zealand started to offer children health camps in 1919, responding to the government’s increased interest in the well-being of children. Gesler recognized that the modern healthcare system failed to offer therapeutic landscapes where children could experience both physical and mental healing. It is believed that if children engage more with nature—fresh air, clean water, and beautiful scenery—this can have great healing power. Gesler went on to discover the first children’s health camps, and what started as small, localized projects became a national network of permanent camps supported by the government.
Key Point Summary
Added November 2014

An epidemiological study of falls on integrated general medical wards.

Author(s): Vassallo, M., Azeem, T., Pirwani, M. F., Sharma, J. C., Allen, S. C.
Inpatient falls are common and may result in serious physical and psychological morbidity. In hospitals, quality of care is important for healthcare workers, patients, and their relatives. Falls and accidents are therefore an important risk management issue.
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Added November 2014

Homelike housing for elderly people - Materialized ideology

Author(s): Lundgren, E.
Added September 2014

The therapeutic design of environments for people with dementia: A review of the empirical research

Author(s): Day, K., Carreon, D., Stump, C.
Added September 2014

The Experience of a Community Hospital in Quantifying and Reducing Patient Falls.

Author(s): Alcée, D.
While patient falls always were reported to the Hospital Quality Management Committee and to the Nursing Quality Management Committee at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, most reports were made anecdotally. There was no critical review of the cause and effect of falls nor was there any "trending" on a month-to-month basis. Questions raised about specific falls that resulted in patient injuries led Nursing Administration to conduct a retrospective review of all patient falls.
Key Point Summary
Added August 2014

Physical activity, functional limitations, and disability in older adults.

Author(s): Miller, M. E., Rejeski, W. J., Reboussin, B. A., Ten Have, T. R., Ettinger, W. H.
Research suggests that physical activity slows the progression of disability in seniors and, thus, prolongs independent living. Geriatric care-givers often use the activities of daily living (ADL), such as feeding and grooming, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), such as managing finances and housework, to determine if older adults have the skills necessary to live independently.
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Added May 2014

Promoting physical activity in rural communities: Walking trail access, use, and effects

Author(s): Brownson, R. C., Housemann, R. A., Brown, D. R., Jackson-Thompson, J, King, A. C., Malone, B. R., Sallis, J. F.
The health benefits of physical activity are well established. Physical activity contributes to a lower risk of coronary heart disease, as well as a variety of other chronic diseases including hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2), osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. To promote physical activity, more environmental and policy strategies are needed. Examples of environmental and policy approaches to increase physical activity include walking and bicycle trails, liability legislation, zoning and land use, mall walking programs, building construction that encourages physical activity, policies and incentives promoting physical activity during the workday, and policies requiring comprehensive school physical health education programs.
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Added April 2014

Suicide and self-harm in inpatient psychiatric units: a study of nursing issues in 31 cases

Author(s): Gournay, K., Bowers, L.
A significant number of incidents of suicide and self-harm occur in in-patient facilities. This study comprises of the review and audit of 31 suicide cases, each case being the subject of legal action brought by patients and/or their families.
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Added April 2014

Sleep in Acute Care Settings: An Integrative Review

Author(s): Redeker, N. S.
Despite three decades of research, little is known about sleep in acute care settings. Yet, for many adults in these settings, disturbed sleep is common. This literature review looks at studies of hospitalized patients in intensive care and medical surgical units.
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Added February 2014

Single Room Maternity Care and Client Satisfaction

Author(s): Janssen, P.A., Klein, M.C., Harris, S.J., Soolsma, J., Seymour, L.C.
Maternity care has evolved from the traditional practice of admitting women to labor rooms, moving them to delivery rooms, and then transferring them to postpartum wards, to a family-centered model where intrapartum and post partum care is provided in a single room, under the care of one nurse. The traditional model was directed at economy for the institution, however, for the mother, this could result in feelings of disorientation, anxiety, lack of space, and repeated adjustment to new caregivers.
Key Point Summary
Added October 2012

Environmental quality and healing environments: A study of flooring materials in a healthcare telemetry unit.

Author(s): Harris, D.
Added October 2012

Senior Housing: The Commune Of The Older Generation

Author(s): Pearlman, J.
Added October 2012

Culture Shock At The Hospital

Author(s): Drover, L.
Added October 2012

Millennium Mega-Trends

Author(s): Coile Jr, R.C.
Added October 2012

ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000: minimizing the risk of legionellosis associated with building water systems

Author(s): ASHRAE, A.S.o.H., Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Added October 2012

A comparison of sampling media for environmental viable fungi collected in a hospital environment

Author(s): Wu, P.C., Su, H.J.J., Ho, H.M.
Added October 2012

Replace hand washing with use of a waterless alcohol hand rub

Author(s): Widmer, A.F.
Added October 2012