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The Knowledge Repository is a complete, user-friendly database of healthcare design research references that continues to grow with the latest peer-reviewed publications. Start with our Knowledge Repository for all of your searches for articles and research citations on healthcare design topics. Access full texts through the source link, read key point summaries, or watch slidecasts. Expand your search and find project briefs, interviews, and other relevant resources by visiting our Insights & Solutions page.

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Computer-aided hospital layout optimization based on patient flow analysis: A case study from China

Author(s): Chen, X., Qiu, L., Hang, M., Jin, M., Wang, M.
Added March 2024

Decoding the psychiatric space: Cross country comparison of facilities for mental health service users

Author(s): Chrysikou, E., Savvopoulou, E., Biddulph, J., Jenkin, G.
Added December 2022

An experimental research on the impact of spatial configurations of complex hospitals on human wayfinding performances

Author(s): Aksoy, E., Aydın, D., İskifoğlu, G.
Research shows that human wayfinding behavior in hospitals depends on the spatial configuration of an environment. As successful wayfinding also depends on cognitive abilities, the crowded and busy hospital setting, compounded with any emotional distress, causes challenges for people when navigating the facility.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2022

The impact of COVID-19 on visitors' wayfinding within healthcare centers

Author(s): Khotbehsara, E. M., Askarizad, R., Mehrinejad, M., Nasab, S. N., Somasundaraswaran, K.
Added September 2022

Investigating the influences of healthcare facility features on wayfinding performance and associated stress using virtual reality

Author(s): Qi, F., Lu, Z., Chen, Y.
Added July 2022

“Everything looks the same”: wayfinding behaviour and experiences of stroke inpatients in rehabilitation clinics

Author(s): Kevdzija, M.
Added June 2022

Enhancing wayfinding performance in existing healthcare facilities using virtual reality environments to revise the distribution of way-showing devices

Author(s): Al-Sharaa, A., Adam, M., Amer Nordin, A. S., Alhasan, A., Mundher, R., Zaid, O.
Added June 2022

Dementia-friendly design: A set of design criteria and design typologies supporting wayfinding

Author(s): van Buuren, L. P. G., Mohammadi, M.
Added September 2021

Evaluating generated layouts in a healthcare departmental adjacency optimization problem

Author(s): Lather, J. I., Timothy, L., Renner, K., Messner, J. I.
Added May 2020

Fangcang shelter hospitals: A novel concept for responding to public health emergencies

Author(s): Chen, S., Zhang, Z., Yang, J., Wang, J., Zhai, X., Bärnighausen, T., Wang, C.
Added April 2020

Severe acute respiratory infections treatment centre: Practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre and a SARI screening facility in health care facilities

Author(s): WHO
Added April 2020

Guidance for building a dedicated health facility to contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak

Author(s): Agarwal, A., Nagi, N., Chatterjee, P., Sarkar, S., Mourya, D., Sahay, R. R., Bhatia, R.
Added April 2020

Optimizing spatial adjacency in hospital master planning

Author(s): Su, Z., Lee, J.-H.
Added June 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

Understanding Wayfinding Experience of Hospital Visitor through Tours and Maps Analysis

Author(s): Mustikawati, T., Yatmo, Y. A., Atmodiwirjo, P.
Hospitals are complex environments full of many visitors, staff members, and patients. This kind of environment can make simple navigation difficult for visitors in particular.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2018

Healthcare signage design: A review on recommendations for effective signing systems

Author(s): Rodrigues, R., Coelho, R., Tavares, J. M. R. S.
Studies have shown that designing “patient-centric” healthcare environments can alleviate stress for both patient populations as well as healthcare staff members. Patient-centric designs carefully consider how patients will interact with the built environment, and how the built environment itself can work to make their healing process easier.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2018

Modern forensic psychiatric hospital design: Clinical, legal and structural aspects

Author(s): Seppänen, A., Törmänen, I., Shaw, C., Kennedy, H.
Added October 2018

Aligning Facility Changes to Modernize and Improve Emergency Department Care

Author(s): Adkins, E., Foran, M., Gill, M., Delatore, L., Moseley, M., Terndrup, T. E., Walsh, J.
Added August 2018

Analysis of Departmental Area in Contemporary Hospitals: Calculation Methodologies & Design Factors in Major Patient Care Departments

Author(s): Allison, D., Hamilton, D. K.
Ratios used to calculate proposed departmental gross square footage constitute key information used in the process of programming, planning, and design. The ratio of net [usable] square footage to departmental gross square footage is commonly called the “net-to-gross ratio.” It is used by programmers, planners, and consultants to project the total area of proposed departments based on programmed net square feet required to perform the proposed workload of the department.
Key Point Summary
Added April 2018

Predictors of activity involvement in dementia care homes: a cross-sectional study

Author(s): Smit, D., de Lange, J., Willemse, B., Pot, A. M.
Added September 2017