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Impact of the Physical Environment of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities (RHCSF) on Staff and Residents A Systematic Review of the Literature

Author(s): Joseph, A., Choi, Y.-S., Quan, X.
Strategies related to the design of the built environment should be considered within the context of the culture of the organization and the resident population. This study of the physical environment of residential health, care, and support facilities addresses the range of settings and population, where other studies have been lacking. The literature review strongly suggests that the built environment is an important component of care provided in residential care settings.
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Added May 2016

Impact of Extended-Duration Shifts on Medical Errors, Adverse Events and Attentional Failures

Author(s): Barger, L.K. , Ayas,N.T., Cade,B.E., Cronin, J.W., Rosner, B. , Speizer, F.E., Czeisler, C.A.
In the United States, medical students who are doing their internship (first year of postgraduate clinical training) regularly work in the clinic for longer than 24 hours at a time. There has been empirical evidence that the extended-duration shifts commonly worked by medical interns in hospitals may contribute to the risk of medical errors being made, and perhaps to the risk of adverse events more generally. The current study assessed whether extended-duration shifts worked by interns are associated with significant medical errors, adverse events, and attentional failures in a diverse population of interns across the United States.
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Added May 2014

Effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention on falls in nursing home residents

Author(s): Becker, C., Kron, M., Lindemann, U., Sturm, E., Eichner, B., Walter-Jung, B., Nikolaus, T.
Older people are particularly susceptible to falls and fractures due to mobility limitations and physical instability. Falls and fractures commonly result in functional deterioration, increased medical costs, and increased burden for all involved in the care setting. Attempts to prevent falls and reduce fall and fracture incidence rates both at home and in long-term care facilities span from educational interventions to adjustments of medication intake to environmental adaptations.
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Added March 2014

Achieving EBD Goals Through Flooring Selection & Design

Author(s): Nanda, Upali, Malone, Eileen, Joseph, Anjali
Added April 2013

Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process

Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012

Furniture Design Features and Healthcare Outcomes

Author(s): Malone, E., Dellinger, B.
Added October 2012

The use of single patient rooms versus multiple occupancy rooms in acute care environments

Author(s): Chaudhury, H, Mahmood, A , Valente, M
Added October 2012

Critical Issues in Healthcare Environments

Author(s): Cohen, Uriel , Allison, David
Added October 2012

The Use of Single Patient Rooms vs. Multiple Occupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments

Author(s): Chaudhury, H.
Added October 2012

Building the evidence base for evidence-based design: Editors' introduction

Author(s): Zimring, C., Bosch, S.
Added October 2012

The Safety Organizing Scale: Development and Validation of a Behavioral Measure of Safety Culture in Hospital Nursing Units

Author(s): Vogus, T.J., Sutcliffe, K.M.
Added October 2012

Designing with health in mind. Innovative design elements can make hospitals safer, more healing places

Author(s): Sadler, B.L.
Added October 2012

Incidence and costs of falls and fall injuries among elderly in institutional care

Author(s): Nurmi, I., Luthje, P.
Added October 2012

Technology to promote safe mobility in the elderly

Author(s): Nelson, A., Powell-Cope, G., Gavin-Dreschnack, D., Quigley, P., Bulat, T., Baptiste, A.S., Applegarth, S., Friedman, Y.
Added October 2012

The healing environment in our communities and healthcare settings: research excellence into practice

Author(s): Craft, N.
Added October 2012

The financial implications of falls in older people for an acute hospital

Author(s): Cotter, P.E., Timmons, S., O'Connor, M., Twomey, C., O'Mahony, D.
Added October 2012

New vistas. Evidence-based design projects look into the links between a facility's environment and its care

Author(s): Bilchik, G.S.
Added October 2012

Symposium looks into healthy designs

Author(s): Bennett, S.
Added October 2012

The Veterans Affairs Root Cause Analysis System in Action

Author(s): Bagian, J.P., Gosbee, J., , Lee, C. Z, Williams, L., McKnight, S. D, Mannos, D. M.
Added October 2012

The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments

Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
Added October 2012