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The Usefulness of Bright Light Therapy for Patients after Oesophagectomy

Author(s): Ono, H., Taguchi, T., Kido, Y., Fujino, Y., Doki, Y.
While the use of light therapy in healthcare settings has been shown to be effective for the adjustment of the sleep-awake rhythm, it has not been applied to postoperative patients.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2019

Hospitalization-associated disability: “She was probably able to ambulate, but I’m not sure”

Author(s): Covinsky, K. E., Pierluissi, Edgar, Johnston, C. B.
It is not uncommon for older patients who are hospitalized to acquire hospital-associated disabilities (HAD). An HAD is defined as losing the ability to complete one of the basic activities of daily living (ADL) needed to live independently without assistance: bathing, dressing, rising from bed or a chair, using the toilet, eating, or walking across a room.
Key Point Summary
Added April 2019

Client-Centered Design of Residential Addiction and Mental Health Care Facilities: Staff Perceptions of Their Work Environment

Author(s): Novotná, G., Urbanoski, K. A., Rush, B. R.
Added February 2019

Landscape Preference Evaluation for Hospital Environmental Design

Author(s): Petros, A. K., Georgi, J. N.
Added September 2018

Impacts of Home Modifications on Aging-in-Place

Author(s): Hwang, E., Cummings, L., Sixsmith, A., Sixsmith, J.
Added August 2018

Toward a “Smart” Nightstand Prototype: An Examination of Nightstand Table Contents and Preferences

Author(s): Brooks, J. O., Smolentzov, L., DeArment, A., Logan, W., Green, K., Walker, I., Honchar, J., Guirl, C., Beeco, R., Blakeney, C., Boggs, A., Carroll, C., Duckworth, K., Goller, L., Ham, S., Healy, S., Heaps, C., Hayden, C., Manganelli, J., Mayweather, L., Mixon, H., Price, K., Reis, A., Yanik, P.
Added August 2018

Acuity-Adaptable Nursing Care: Exploring Its Place in Designing the Future Patient Room

Author(s): Kwan, M. A.
Added August 2018

Control and Mitigation of Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Designing Clinical Trials to Evaluate New Materials and Technologies

Author(s): Sharpe, P. A., Schmidt, M. G.
Added August 2018

Controlling legionella risk in a newly commissioned hospital building

Author(s): Srivastava, S., Colville, A., Odgers, M., Laskey, L., Mann, T.
Added July 2018

The Environment of Care and Health Care-Associated Infections: An Engineering Perspective

Author(s): Memarzadeh, F.
Added July 2018

Evaluation of benefits of a healing garden for Alzheimer patients: New methodology to evaluate a design concept integrating artistic and neuropsychological approaches

Author(s): Jonveaux, T. R., Yzoard, M., Fescharek, R., Pop, Alina, Jacob, C., Batt, M., Demarche, L., Soulon, L., Malerba, G., Trognon, A.
Added July 2018

Thermal comfort of patients: Objective and subjective measurements in patient rooms of a Belgian healthcare facility

Author(s): Verheyen, J., Theys, N, Allonsius, L., Descamps, F.
Added November 2017

Door locking and exit security measures on acute psychiatric admission wards: Door locking on admission wards

Author(s): Nijman, H., Bowers, L., Haglund, K., Muir-Cochrane, E., Simpson, A., Van Der Merwe, M.
Locked exit doors exist in psychiatric wards for various reasons. Sometimes regional legislation requires locked exits in these wards. At other times, these security measures are put in place in order to prevent patients from escaping a facility, to prevent unwelcome visits, to enhance the staff’s sense of control, or to improve overall patient and staff safety.
Key Point Summary
Added June 2017

Environmental contamination and airborne microbial counts: a role for hydroxyl radical disinfection units?

Author(s): Wong, V., Staniforth, K., Boswell, T. C.
Added December 2016

Promising Practices in Safety-Net Clinic Design: An Overview

Author(s): Keller, A., Joseph, A., Taylor, E., Quan, X.
Added December 2016

LA Sprouts: A gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention for Latino youth improves diet and reduces obesity

Author(s): Davis, J. N., Ventura, E. E., Cook, L. T., Gyllenhammer, L. E., Gatto, N. M.
Added August 2016

Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth a review

Author(s): Ding, D., Sallis, J. F., Kerr, J., Lee, S., Rosenberg, D. E.
Added August 2016

Potential strategies to eliminate built environment disparities for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

Author(s): Hutch, D. J., Bouye, K. E., Skillen, E., Lee, C., Whitehead, L., Rashid, J. R.
Added August 2016

Participatory ergonomics in design processes: The role of boundary objects

Author(s): Broberg, O., Andersen, V., Seim, R.
Added June 2016

Norovirus in the hospital setting: virus introduction and spread within the hospital environment

Author(s): Morter, S., Bennet, G., Fish, J., Richards, J., Allen, D.J., Nawaz, S., Iturriza-Gómara, M., Brolly, S., Gray, J.
Added May 2016