Space, Choice and Control, and Quality of Life in Care Settings for Older People
2006
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 38
Pages 589-604
Author(s): Barnes, S.
In Britain, residential care and nursing homes for elderly patients have been subject to changing design regulations over several decades. These regulations take into account the “gradations of space” allotted to patients, meaning the extent to which the buildings themselves provide public, semiprivate, and private spaces for the patients.
Added December 2014
Sustained reduction in serious fall-related injuries in older people in hospital.
2006
The Medical journal of Australia
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 184
Pages 379-382
Author(s): Fonda, D., Cook, J., Sandler, V., Bailey, M.
Falls are the leading cause of injury in Australian hospitals, with 38 percent of all hospital incidents related to falls. In hospital settings, single interventions have not been proven successful in preventing or reducing falls, whereas multisystem or multi-strategy approaches have shown to be more effective.
Added November 2014
An exploration of the meanings of space and place in acute psychiatric care
2006
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 27
Pages 699-707
Author(s): Andes, M., Shattell, M. M.
The effectiveness of acute psychiatric care (or short-term psychiatric care) owes much to the design of the physical space inhabited by both patients and mental health professionals. The structure of psychiatric care centers and the barriers they either create or remove between patients and healthcare practitioners can potentially influence patient recovery and employee well-being. Some argue that private, physically exclusionary spaces designed specifically for nurses are necessary in order to protect sensitive information and provide psychological solace for the nurses themselves.
Added November 2014
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Over 50% of all people diagnosed with dementia reportedly exhibit apathetic or socially withdrawn behaviors.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
Radical Redesign of Nursing Homes: Applying the Green House Concept in Tupelo, Mississippi
2006
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 46
Pages 533-539
Author(s): Rabig, J., Thomas, W., Kane, R. A., Cutler, L. J., McAlilly, S.
The Green House design should be considered as nursing home resident numbers are growing. Early experiences with the “pod-like” structure show positive effects on residents, families, and staff.
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
Challenges in Design and Transition to a Private Room Model in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2006
Advances in Neonatal Care
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 6
Pages 271-280
Author(s): Carlson, B., Walsh, S., Wergin, T., Schwarzkopf, K., Ecklund, S.
The need for neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is increasing at a time when research suggests their designs need to change to provide a developmentally appropriate healing environment. One approach is a private room NICU model versus a large multibed ward. However, such a radical design change could be challenging to implement.
Added April 2014
Impact of Single Family NICU Rooms
2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Harris, D.D. , Shepley, M.M., White,R.
Added October 2012
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
Minimally invasive operating suite in the 21st century: Endo-Lap operating room
2006
Surgical Practice
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 10
Pages 87-93
Author(s): Yau, K.-K., Chung, C.-C., Wong, J.C.-H., Li, M.K.-W.
Added October 2012
Reducing hospital-acquired infection by design: the new University College London Hospital
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 62
Pages 264-269
Author(s): Wilson, A.P.R., Ridgway, G.L.
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
Modern hospital design for infection control
2006
Healthcare Design
Journal Article
Author(s): Van Enk, R.
Added October 2012
ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety: staff from both departments can lend a hand
2006
ED Management
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 18
Pages 67-69
Author(s): Thompson
Added October 2012
Are patients' views on seclusion associated with lack of privacy in the ward?
2006
Archives Of Psychiatric Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 20
Pages 282-287
Author(s): Stolker, J.J., Nijman, H.L.I., Zwanikken, P.-H.
Added October 2012
Transition to the private room NICU
2006
Neonatal Intensive Care
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 19
Pages 26-28
Author(s): Schoenbeck, K.
Added October 2012
Dispersion of exhaled droplet nuclei in a two-bed hospital ward with three different ventilation systems
2006
Indoor Air
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 16
Pages 111-128
Author(s): Qian, H., Li, Y., Nielsen, P.V., Hyldgaard, C.E., Wong, T.W., Chwang, A.T.Y.
Added October 2012
From a radial operating theater to a self-contained operating table
2006
Anaesthesia
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 61
Pages 548-552
Author(s): Ofek, E., Pizov, R., Bitterman, N.
Added October 2012