Keep music live: music and the alleviation of apathy in dementia subjects
2006
International Psychogeriatrics / IPA
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 18
Pages 623-630
Author(s): Holmes, C., Knights, A., Dean, C., Hodkinson, S., Hopkins, V.
Over 50% of all people diagnosed with dementia reportedly exhibit apathetic or socially withdrawn behaviors. These behaviors are often problematic for the patients themselves as well as for the individuals tending to the patient’s needs. Treatment with antidepressants is common in these situations, but their effectiveness is supported only by weak evidence, and the issue of over-prescription and its subsequent adverse effects has become a major problem in healthcare environments.
Added September 2014
A decade of adult intensive care unit design: a study of the physical design features of the best-practice examples
2006
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 29
Pages 282-311
Author(s): Rashid, M., Abushousheh, A.
This article reports a study of the physical design characteristics of a set of adult intensive care units (ICUs), built between 1993 and 2003. These ICUs were recognized as the best-practice examples by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the American Institute of Architects.
Added July 2014
Perceived hospital environment quality indicators: A study of orthopaedic units
2006
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 26
Pages 321-334
Author(s): Fornara, F., Bonaiuto, M., Bonnes, M.
The field of healthcare design has increasingly recognized the need for building environments that are more ‘‘user-centered,’’ but spatial–physical features have not typically been included in assessment surveys on patient satisfaction.
Added July 2014
Nurses’ Perception of Single-Occupancy Versus Multioccupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments: An Exploratory Comparative Assessment
2006
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 19
Pages 118-125
Author(s): Chaudhury, H., Mahmood, A., Valente, M.
As people are living longer and the baby boomers age, the demand for hospital beds will increase. As new facilities are built to handle this influx of patients, the challenge for hospital designers and administrators is to design patient rooms that promote therapeutic goals, foster positive patient outcomes, and function as intensive care rooms. Recent research suggests that single-occupancy rooms are more suitable for infection control and patient care than multioccupancy rooms. However, no research has been done about nursing staff members’ perception of single-occupancy and multioccupancy patient rooms in acute care settings as it relates to patient care.
Added April 2014
Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Health Promotion by Design in Long-Term Care Settings
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Interim sound and vibration design guidelines for hospitals and healthcare facilities
Author(s): Joint Subcommittee on Speech Privacy of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) (Technical Committees for Architectural Acoustics and Noise), Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), (NCAC), N.C.o.A.C.
Added October 2012
Room for improvement: nurses' perceptions of providing care in a single room newborn intensive care setting
2006
Advances in Neonatal Care
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 6
Pages 261-270
Author(s): Walsh, W.F., McCullough, K.L., White, R.D.
Added October 2012
The sound of patient safety: reducing noise levels when providing care
2006
Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 6
Pages 3-4
Author(s): Unknown
Added October 2012
Live music in hospitals: a new 'alternative' therapy
2006
Journal of the Royal Society for the promotion of Health
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 126
Pages 113-114
Author(s): Trythall, S.J.S.
Added October 2012
Project Noise Buster in the NICU: How one facility lowered noise levels when caring for preterm infants.
2006
American Journal of Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 106
Pages 64AA
Author(s): Thear, G., Wittmann-Price, R.A.
Added October 2012
Audibility of patient clinical alarms to hospital nursing personnel
2006
Military Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 171
Pages 306-310
Author(s): Sobieraj, J., Ortega, C., West, I., Voepel, L., Battle, S., Robinson, D.
Added October 2012
The role of positive distraction in neonatal intensive care unit settings
2006
Journal of Perinatology
Journal Article
Author(s): Shepley, M.
Added October 2012
Standards for the acoustic environment of the newborn ICU
2006
Journal of Perinatology
Journal Article
Author(s): Philbin, M.K., Evans, J.B.
Added October 2012
Bright light, negative air ions and auditory stimuli produce rapid mood changes in a student population: a placebo-controlled study
2006
Psychological Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 36
Pages 1253-1263
Author(s): Namni, G., Glenda R, E.
Added October 2012
Effects of music on patients undergoing a C-clamp procedure after percutaneous coronary interventions
2006
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 53
Pages 669-679
Author(s): Moon Fai, C., Oi Chi, W., Hoi Lam, C., Mei Chu, F., Suet Yan, L., Ching Wah, L., Siu Mei, H., Suk Ying, N., Suk Kit, L.
Added October 2012
The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Journal Article
Issue #3
Volume 2006 November
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Noise Reduction in the Hospital Setting
2006
Journal Of Nursing Care Quality
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 21
Pages 295-297
Author(s): Johnson, P.R., Thornbill, L.
Added October 2012
Effect of built-environment factors on healthcare: Satisfaction, operations, and outcomes
2006
Healthcare Design
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 6
Pages 8-10
Author(s): Etchegaray, J., Fischer, W., Sisolak, J., Lipka, S.
Reduced noise levels, pleasant distractions, safety features, wayfinding systems, support spaces, and patient/family/caregiver control reduces stress, errors, and pain, while at the same time increasing referrals and staff retention.
Added October 2012
Researchers find ways to reduce noise in hospitals
2006
AORN Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 83
Pages 74-74
Author(s): Doyle, M.
Added October 2012
