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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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Operating room nurses’ experiences of limited access to daylight in the workplace – a qualitative interview study

2021
BMC Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 20
Pages 227
Author(s): Golvani, J., Roos, L., Henricson, M.
Artificial light can result in headaches, fatigue, and decreased eyesight. Lack of natural daylight can cause vitamin D deficiency, sleep difficulty, and mood and memory changes, including depression. Surgical nurses spend long hours in windowless environments, under artificial lights, with few opportunities to go outside during work.
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Added November 2021

Experiences of informal caregivers of people with dementia with nursing care in acute hospitals: A descriptive mixed-methods study

2021
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 77
Pages 4887-4899
Author(s): Keuning-Plantinga, A., Roodbol, P., van Munster, B. C., Finnema, E. J.
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Added September 2021

Comfort equals nurturing: Young people talk about mental health ward design

2021
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 14
Pages 258-269
Author(s): Hutton, A., Wilson, R., Foureur, M.
Literature demonstrates that patient care outcomes and satisfaction can be significantly influenced by the healthcare environment. This research focuses on the design of mental health wards for adolescent patients and highlights understanding and implementing the viewpoints of adolescent patients in the design of mental health spaces.
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Added July 2021

Two generative design methods of hospital operating department layouts based on healthcare systematic layout planning and generative adversarial network

2021
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science)
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 26
Pages 103-115
Author(s): Zhao, C., Yang, J., Xiong, W., Li, J.
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Added February 2021

Social interactions of persons with dementia living in special care units in long-term care: A mixed-methods systematic review

2021
Dementia
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 20
Pages 967-984
Author(s): Adlbrecht, L., Bartholomeyczik, S., Hildebrandt, C., Mayer, H.
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Added August 2020