Evaluating hygienic cleaning in health care settings: What you do not know can harm your patients
2010
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5, Supplement
Volume 38
Pages S41-S50
Author(s): Carling, P. C., Bartley, J. M.
Added September 2014
Dementia Care Redesigned: Effects of Small-Scale Living Facilities on Residents, Their Family Caregivers, and Staff
2010
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 11
Pages 662-670
Author(s): Verbeek, H., Zwakhalen, S. M. G., van Rossum, E., Ambergen, T., Kempen, G., Hamers, J. P. H.
Small-scale environments are increasing in popularity for the care of dementia patients. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy.
Added September 2014
Environmental correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients with dementia
2010
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 25
Pages 14-22
Author(s): Zuidema, S. U., de Jonghe, J. F. M., Verhey, F. R. J., Koopmans, Rtcm
Added September 2014
In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults
2010
Ageing & Society
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 30
Pages 1393-1418
Author(s): Knight, C., Haslam, S. A., Haslam, C.
Added September 2014
The future of aging services in America
2010
Journal of the American Society on Aging
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 34
Pages 56-60
Author(s): Browdie, R.
Added September 2014
Evaluating evidence for credibility, acceptability, and actionability: Findings from visits with three Pebble Partners
2010
Healthcare Design
Magazine Article
Author(s): Keller, Amy Beth, Taylor, Ellen, Joseph, Anjali
Added September 2014
Weighing the Evidence
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 3
Pages 3-7
Author(s): Stichler, J.
Added September 2014
Developing a Usability Evaluation Tool to Assess the Patient Room Bathroom
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 22-41
Author(s): Fink, N., Pak, R., Battisto, D.
Objective: The goal of this project was to create an easy-to-administer and inexpensive tool that can help indentify usability issues in a patient room bathroom during the design process so improvements can be made before the final product is constructed and put into operation. Background: The bathroom is an essential part of any hospital patient room, yet it is associated with nurse...
Added September 2014
Life-space mobility of middle-aged and older adults at various stages of usage of power mobility devices
2010
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Journal Article
Author(s): Auger, C., Demers, L., Linas, I. G., Miller, W. C., Jutai, J. W., Noreau, L.
Measuring the use of PMDs involves examining the life-space mobility of their users. The authors refer to literature where life-space mobility is defined as the area within which a person moves over time; it entails characterizing the distance travelled, the frequency of travel, and assistance (if any) availed by older adults.
Added September 2014
Dying well: Factors that influence the provision of good end-of-life care for older people in acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland
2010
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Volume 20
Pages 1824-1833
Author(s): Casey, D., Murphy, K., Ni Leime, A., Larkin, P., Payne, S., Froggatt, K. A., O'Shea, E.
The authors surmise that in Ireland, care for older people, as they get closer to end-of-life (EoL), is usually provided in a healthcare facility – acute care hospital, nursing home, or long-stay care.
Added September 2014
A Conceptual Framework for the Domain of Evidence-Based Design
2010
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 4
Pages 95-114
Author(s): Ulrich, R., Berry, L., Quan, X., Parish, J.
Added September 2014
Comparative study on efficacy of different alcohol hand rubs and routine hand wash in a health-care setting, Alexandria, Egypt.
2010
Journal of the Egypt Public Health Association
Journal Article
Issue 5 & 6
Volume 85
Pages 273-283
Author(s): Abaza, A. F.,, Amine, A. E., Hazzah, W. A.
Hand hygiene, which refers to routine hand wash, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, or surgical hand antisepsis, is universally acknowledged as a cornerstone of the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The impact of hand hygiene depends not only on the regularity and thoroughness of the procedures used but also on the type of hand-washing agent selected.
Added August 2014
Centralized vs. Decentralized Nursing Stations: Effects on Nurses’ Functional Use of Space and Work Environment
2010
Health Environments Research and Design Journal (HERD)
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 3
Pages 19-42
Author(s): Zborowsky, T., Bunker Hellmich, L., Morelli, A., O’Neill, M.
Information technology enables nurses to move away from traditional centralized paper-charting stations to smaller decentralized work stations and charting substations located closer to, or inside of, patient rooms. Understanding the tradeoffs presented by centralized and decentralized nursing station design could provide useful information for future design and the nurse environment "fit."
Added May 2014
Multisensory Stimulation to Improve Functional Performance in Moderate to Severe Dementia—Interim Results
2010
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 25
Pages 698–703
Author(s): Collier, L., McPherson, K., Ellis-Hill, C., Staal, J., Bucks, R.
One of the innovative interventions for dementia care is the use of multisensory environments (MSEs). It is designed to stimulate senses, providing an activity-based intervention and is argued to address imbalance in sensory stimulation by pacing sensory-stimulating activity with sensory-calming activity. This sensory pacing may assist people with dementia in coping with confusion and behavior changes that are the consequences of this progressive, debilitating illness. However, the value of MSEs for people with dementia has yet to be established. Therefore, this study aimed to explore to what extent the sensory components of MSEs influence functional performance in people with moderate to severe dementia.
Added May 2014
Suicide amongst psychiatric inpatients who abscond from the ward: a national clinical survey
2010
BMC Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 10
Pages 14
Author(s): Hunt, I. M., Windfuhr, K., Swinson, N., Shaw, J., Appleby, L., Kapur, N.
Research studies have shown that about 34-39% of patients in psychiatric wards go absconding. The goal of this study was to describe the social and clinical characteristics of people who had absconded from an inpatient psychiatric ward prior to suicide, including aspects of the clinical care they received.
Added April 2014
No Interruptions Please: Impact of a No Interruption Zone on Medication Safety in Intensive Care Units
2010
Critical Care Nurse
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 21-29
Author(s): Anthony, K., Wiencek, C., Bauer, C., Daly, B., Anthony, M. K.
The authors conducted a quasi-experimental study to study the impact of a No Interruption Zone (NIZ)
Added April 2014
Health Care Wayfinding Integrates Four Aspects to Become Carefinding
2010
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Monograph
Author(s): Cooper, R.
Carefinding is a term that refers to an evidence-based approach to designing wayfinding systems in healthcare settings, catering to the needs of the users of those spaces, particularly patients and their caregivers. Successful wayfinding in healthcare facilities requires consideration of the user experience, the wayfinding process, the wayfinding plan, and implementation of the plan.
Added March 2014
Nursing Staff, Patient, and Environmental Factors Associated With Accurate Pain Assessment
2010
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 40
Pages 723-733
Author(s): Shugarman, L., Goebel, J., Ianto, A., Asch, S., Sherbourne, C., Lee, M., Rubenstein, L., Wen, L., Meredith, L., Lorenz, K.
Caregiver assessments of patient pain are important for diagnostic and other reasons. Distracting environments when vital-sign measurement during intake were linked with inaccurate estimates of pain by nurses and nursing support staff (for example, licensed vocational nurses).
Added February 2014
Adding additional grab bars as a possible strategy for safer hospital stays
2010
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 23
Pages 45-51
Author(s): Tzeng, H.-M., Yin, C.-Y., Schechtman,S.
Inpatient falls are the most commonly reported incidents in hospitals, yet they are largely avoidable and, therefore, an unsolved issue in patient care. It comes as no surprise that patient falls tend to occur most frequently in patient rooms, patient bathrooms, and hallways—the places in which patients spend the majority of their time during their hospital stay. Falls are attributed to breakdowns in communication between patients and caregivers, inadequate assistance, and also the design of the physical environment.
Added February 2014
Garden Walking for Depression: A Research Report
2010
Holistic Nursing Practice
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 24
Pages 252–259
Author(s): McCaffrey, R., Hanson, C., McCaffrey, W.
Millions of people experience depression every year, including the elderly, where it can be particularly debilitating as it effects physical, mental, and social functioning. Access to the outdoors, and increased sunlight, might help treat depression, as well as improve morale, self-confidence, cooperation, social interaction, and physical functioning for residents of a geriatric facility.
Added February 2014
