Assessing and comparing physical environments for nursing home residents: using new tools for greater research specificity
2006
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 46
Pages 42-51
Author(s): Cutler, L. J., Kane, R. A., Degenholtz, H. B., Miller, M. J., Grant, L.
At the time of this article’s publication (2018), there was an estimated population of two million elderly patients living in nursing homes. The authors suggest that approaches for optimizing the designs of nursing homes are unclear and relatively unexplored, resulting in negative connotations towards nursing homes among residents and the public alike.
Added August 2018
Space, Choice and Control, and Quality of Life in Care Settings for Older People
2006
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 38
Pages 589-604
Author(s): Barnes, S.
In Britain, residential care and nursing homes for elderly patients have been subject to changing design regulations over several decades. These regulations take into account the “gradations of space” allotted to patients, meaning the extent to which the buildings themselves provide public, semiprivate, and private spaces for the patients.
Added December 2014
Keep music live: music and the alleviation of apathy in dementia subjects
2006
International Psychogeriatrics / IPA
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 18
Pages 623-630
Author(s): Holmes, C., Knights, A., Dean, C., Hodkinson, S., Hopkins, V.
Over 50% of all people diagnosed with dementia reportedly exhibit apathetic or socially withdrawn behaviors. These behaviors are often problematic for the patients themselves as well as for the individuals tending to the patient’s needs. Treatment with antidepressants is common in these situations, but their effectiveness is supported only by weak evidence, and the issue of over-prescription and its subsequent adverse effects has become a major problem in healthcare environments.
Added September 2014
Considering the impact of medicine label design characteristics on patient safety
2006
Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 5-6
Volume 49
Pages 617-30
Author(s): Hellier, E. , Edworthy, J. , Derbyshire, N. , Costello, A.
The premise of this study is that there is sufficient evidence-based research in areas such as food labeling, chemical labeling, and general warnings that provides systematic evidence on the effects of medication label design characteristics such as font size, color, use of specific language and signal words/warnings on performance behavioral variables such as safety, compliance, understandability, and discriminability.
Added April 2014
Impact of Single Family NICU Rooms
2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Harris, D.D. , Shepley, M.M., White,R.
Added October 2012
Three Levels of Metric for Evaluating Wayfinding
2006
Presence-Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 15
Pages 637-654
Author(s): Ruddle, R.A., Lessells, S.
Added October 2012
A nonpharmacological intervention to improve sleep in nursing home patients: results of a controlled clinical trial
2006
Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 54
Pages 38-47
Author(s): Ouslander, J.G., Connell, B.R., Bliwise, D.L., Endeshaw, Y., Griffiths, P., Schnelle, J.F.
Added October 2012
Evidence-based practices for safe patient handling and movement
2006
Orthopaedic Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 25
Pages 366-379
Author(s): Nelson, A., Baptiste, A.S.
Added October 2012
Normalizing the patient environment
2006
Behavioral Healthcare Magazine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 26
Pages 28-31
Author(s): Muirhead, K., Treece, D
Added October 2012
The Effects of Interior Design on Communication and Impressions of a Counselor in a Counseling Room
2006
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 38
Pages 484-502
Author(s): Miwa, Y., Hanyu, K.
Added October 2012
Planned recreation in pediatric unit waiting room: Behavioral effects
2006
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) : Cadernos de Psicologia e Educacao Paideia
Journal Article
Issue 33
Volume 16
Pages 111-118
Author(s): Costa, A. L. ,Jr, Coutinho, S.M.G., Ferreira, R.S.
Added October 2012
Effects of Music in Reducing Disruptive Behavior in a General Hospital
2006
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 12
Pages 37-44
Author(s): Helmes, E., Wiancko, D.C.
Added October 2012
The impact of single family room design on patients and caregivers: executive summary
2006
Journal of Perinatology
Journal Article
Author(s): Harris, D.D., Shepley, M.M., White, R.D., Kolberg, K.J.S., Harrell, J.W.
Added October 2012
Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety
2006
BMC Public Health
Journal Article
Author(s): Groenewegen, P., Verheij, R., Van den Berg, A,, deVries, S.
Added October 2012
Environmental Changes Increase Hospital Safety for Dementia Patients
2006
Holistic Nursing Practice
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 20
Pages 80-84
Author(s): Goodall, D.
Added October 2012
Play in pediatric care units: Applications and perspectives
2006
Psicologia em Estudo
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 11
Pages 109-117
Author(s): Carvalho, A.M., Begnis, J.G.
Added October 2012
Animal-Assisted Activity at A. Meyer Children's Hospital: A Pilot Study
2006
Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 179-183
Author(s): Caprilli, S., Messeri, A.
Added October 2012
Design Issues in Hospitals: The adolescent client
2006
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 38
Pages 293-317
Author(s): Blumberg, R., Devlin, A.S.
Added October 2012
The NICU Experience of Lactation and its Relationship to Family Management Style
2006
Mcn,The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 31
Pages 95-100
Author(s): Bernaix, L.W., Schmidt, C.A., Jamerson, P.A., Seiter, L., Smith, J.
Added October 2012
Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review
2006
Archives of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 20
Volume 166
Pages 2182-2188
Author(s): Ayalon, L., Gum, A.M., Feliciano, L., Arean, P.A.
Added October 2012
