Optimizing Emergency Department Front-End Operations
2010
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 55
Pages 142-160.e1
Author(s): Wiler, J. L., Gentle, C., Halfpenny, J. M., Heins, A., Mehrotra, A., Mikhail, M. G., Fite, D.
Added March 2015
CMS Changes in Reimbursement for HAIs
2010-5
Medical care
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 48
Pages 433-439
Author(s): Stone, P. W., Glied, S. A., McNair, P. D., Matthes, N., Cohen, B., Landers, T. F., Larson, E. L.
Added March 2015
Space to care and treat safely in acute hospitals: Recommendations from 1866 to 2008
2010
Applied Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 41
Pages 666-673
Author(s): Hignett, S., Lu, J.
Bed space, defined in this study as the area around an individual bed offering privacy either as a curtained or screened cubicle or a single room in a ward holding multiple occupants, is the most frequently repeated design envelope in an acute care hospital. Since patients, staff, visitors, and other people will occupy this space at one point or another for a variety of different purposes, a complex design challenge exists. In 1893, Florence Nightingale successfully argued for less cramped bedrooms and overall improvements in hospital designs.
Added December 2014
The relationship between birth unit design and safe, satisfying birth: Developing a hypothetical model
2010
Midwifery
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 26
Pages 520-525
Author(s): Foureur, M., Davis, D., Fenwick, J., Leap, N., Iedema, R., Forbes, I., Homer, C. S. E.
The authors assert that just as the designed environment can impact health outcomes by disrupting effective communication and increasing patient and staff stress, it can also impact the experiences and outcomes for birthing women.
Added December 2014
Impact of Hospital Unit Design for Patient-Centered Care on Nurses’ Behavior
2010
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Author(s): Seo, H.-B., Choi, Y.-S., Zimring, C.
Added December 2014
Two Case Studies in Human Factors in Healthcare: The Nurse and Older Patient
2010
Human-Centered Design of E-Health Technologies: Concepts, Methods and Applications: Concepts, Methods and Applications
Book Section
Author(s): Pak, R., Fink, N., Price, M., Battisto, D., Martina, Z.
Added December 2014
Use of Pressure-Redistributing Support Surfaces Among Elderly Hip Fracture Patients Across the Continuum of Care: Adherence to Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines
2010
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 50
Pages 253-262
Author(s): Baumgarten, M., Margolis, D., Orwig, D., Hawkes, W., Rich, S., Langenberg, P., Shardell, M., Palmer, M. H., McArdle, P., Sterling, R., Jones, P. S., Magaziner, J.
Added December 2014
A neural wayfinding mechanism adjusts for ambiguous landmark information
2010
NeuroImage
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 52
Pages 364-370
Author(s): Janzen, G., Jansen, C.
In order to find their way through their surroundings, people need to adapt to different and changing environments. Objects placed in strategic locations can serve as helpful navigational cues. Using functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) to monitor brain activity, this study investigates how the brain is able to distinguish and process helpful information from the environment for navigational purposes.
Added November 2014
Targeting environmental factors to reduce elderly in-patient falls.
2010
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare/ 3rd International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics [AHFE], 17-20 July 2010, Miami, USA.
Journal Article
Author(s): Hignett, S., Sands, G., Youde, J., Griffiths, P.
Inpatient falls have consistently been the biggest single category of reported incidents since the 1940s; they are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and have a high prevalence after admission to hospital. The incident rate for falls is approximately three times higher in hospitals and nursing homes than in community-dwelling older people. It has been suggested that this may be due to a combination of extrinsic risk factors (relating to the environment), for example, unfamiliar environment and wheeled furniture, combined with intrinsic risk factors (relating to the patient) such as confusion, acute illness, and balance-affecting medication.
Added November 2014
Pragmatic, Cluster Randomized Trial of a Policy to Introduce Low-Low Beds to Hospital Wards for the Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries
2010
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 58
Pages 435-441
Author(s): Haines, T. P., Bell, R. A. R., Varghese, P. N.
Falls by hospitalized older adults are a common and potentially debilitating adverse event. In the United States, Medicare no longer confers incremental payments to hospitals for eight secondary conditions that it perceives as preventable complications of medical care, with falls from bed being one of these. Development of a policy to introduce low-low beds, which reduce the potential for injury if patients fall from the bed, on hospital wards is attractive, given the hypothesized benefits.
Added November 2014
Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women.
2010
Quality & Safety in Health Care
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 19
Pages 138-143
Author(s): Chen, K. H., Chen, L. R., Su, S.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent falls designed through hazard analysis using root cause analysis.
Added November 2014
Method for Automated Monitoring of Hand Hygiene Adherence without Radio-Frequency Identification
2010
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 31
Pages 1294-1297
Author(s): Polgreen, P. M., Hlady, C. S., Severson, M. A., Segre, A. M., Herman, T.
Added November 2014
Validating Acoustic Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities - Evidence-Based Design Meets Evidence-Based Medicine: The Sound Sleep Study
2010
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Solet, J. M., Buxton, O. M., Ellenbogen, J. M., Wang, W., Carballiera, A.
Added November 2014
Understanding Evidence-Based Research Methods: Graphical Data Analysis
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 3
Pages 118-125
Author(s): Etchegaray, J. M, Fischer, W. G.
Added October 2014
The Impact of Environmental Factors on Nursing Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention
2010
Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal Article
Author(s): Applebaum, Diane, Fowler, Susan, Fiedler, Nancy, Osinubi, Omowunmi, Robson, Mark
Key concepts include the impact of environmental factors on perceived stress levels of staff nurses.
Added October 2014
The Effects of Presence and Influence in Nature Images in a Simulated Hospital Patient Room
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 56-69
Author(s): Vincent, E., Battisto, D., Grimes, L.
While some research has looked at the impact of variables such as nature murals, nature sounds, nature videos, and nature views on such outcomes as pain intensity and tolerance, pain quality, need for medication, and anxiety, this topic has not been widely studied in the research literature. As hospitals purchase art for display, to create a restorative environment, and encourage wellness, more direction is needed to inform decisions between different types of art and nature images that may or may not truly benefit patients.
Added October 2014
The Effects of Nature Images on Pain in a Simulated Hospital Patient Room
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 42-55
Author(s): Vincent, E., Battisto, D., Grimes, L., McCubbin, J.
While a number of research studies have found a link between views to nature in healthcare settings and reduction in stress and anxiety, fewer studies have looked at the impact on pain levels of views to nature. While pain and stress are related, there is interest in better defining the relationship between access to nature and pain itself. Additionally, the researchers believe that there is a need to better understand these relationships through the lens of theory, in particular evolutionary theory, which posits that people are predisposed to select and prefer certain types of environments that ensure survival.
Added October 2014
Testing Differences Before-and-After or Among Groups in Healthcare Design Research
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 11-18
Author(s): Pati, D.
Added October 2014
Creating Safer and More Efficient Pharmacies through Evidence-Based Design
2010
Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 14
Pages 30-34
Author(s): Taylor, E., Keller, A.
Added October 2014
Research or Evidence-Based Design: Which Process Should We Be Using?
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 4
Pages 6-10
Author(s): Stichler, J. F.
Added October 2014
