Behavioral Healthcare Design: Ten Things You ‘Know’ That ‘Just Ain’t So’
2015
AIA AAH Academy Journal
Journal Article
Author(s): Hunt, James M.
Added July 2020
Field Observations into the Environmental Soul: Spatial Configuration and Social Life for People Experiencing Dementia
2015
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 30
Pages 209-218
Author(s): Ferdous, F., Moore, K. D.
Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) serving people with dementia are often designed with visiting family members or friends in mind rather than the needs of the patients themselves. The authors suggest that architectural designs within LTCFs should be considered from the perspective of the patients occupying these environments.
Added June 2017
Designing Team Rooms for Collaboration In The Outpatient Clinics
Author(s): DuBose, J., Lim, L., Westlake, R.
Healthcare systems in the U.S. are gradually shifting from “episodic” care delivered in silos to more team-oriented and coordinated approaches. Ambulatory care environments in particular are adopting the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, which is an integrated, team-based model designed to optimize treatment and management of patients.
Added April 2017
Individualizing hospital care for children and young people with learning disabilities: it's the little things that make the difference
2015
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 30
Pages 78-86
Author(s): Oulton, K., Sell, D., Kerry, S., Gibson, F.
People with learning disabilities (LDs) represent one of the largest groups with a lifelong disability, reaching nearly 60 million people worldwide. In England alone, it is estimated that 1.5 million people live with an LD, 286,000 of them being children and young people ages 0-17. It has been found that those with LD have more hospital admissions and greater hospital stays than those children without.
Added November 2016
Designing Clinical Space for the Delivery of Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care
2015
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Journal Article
Issue Supplement 1
Volume 28
Pages S52-S62
Author(s): Gunn, Rose, Davis, Melinda M., Hall, Jennifer, Heintzman, John, Muench, John, Smeds, Brianna, Miller, Benjamin F., Miller, William L., Gilchrist, Emma, Levey, Shandra Brown, Brown, Jacqueline, Romero, Pam Wise, Cohen, Deborah J.
Added August 2016
Keeping an Eye Out: Real Time, Real World Modeling of Behavior in Health Care Settings
2015
Modelling Behaviour: Design Modelling Symposium
Book Section
Author(s): Beorkrem, C., Danilowicz, S., Sauda, E., Souvenir, R., Spurlock, S., Lanclos, D., Thomsen, R. M., Tamke, M., Gengnagel, C., Faircloth, B., Scheurer, F.
Added May 2016
Impact of the Physical Environment of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities (RHCSF) on Staff and Residents A Systematic Review of the Literature
2015
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 48
Pages 1203-1241
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.
Added May 2016
Factors affecting optimal lighting use in shared hospital environments: A case-study
2015
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Maleetipwan-Mattsson, P., Laike, T., Johansson, M
The consumption of energy is high in hospitals. Artificial lighting, according to the authors, uses a sizable proportionate share of a hospital’s electricity consumption. The authors refer to literature that identifies two factors influencing the use of lighting and the consequent energy consumption: the design features of a building and the behavior of the facility’s occupants.
Added December 2015
Wayfinding Behaviors In A Healthcare Environment: A Case Study Analysis Of Individual Differences
2015
Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art, Humanities, Design and Planning
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 3
Pages 37–45
Author(s): Sevinç, Z., Bozkurt, E.
Wayfinding in healthcare facilities is often a challenge. Given the complexity of the space, its multi-functionality and the assortment of activities that take place on its premises, the inability to smoothly find one’s way in a hospital can add to a patient’s stress.
Added December 2015
A hierarchical facility layout planning approach for large and complex hospitals
2015
Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal
Journal Article
Volume First Online
Pages 1-25
Author(s): Helber, S., Böhme, D., Oucherif, F., Lagershausen, S., Kasper, S.
Added November 2015
A study of agitation, conflict and containment in association with change in ward physical environment
2015
Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care
Journal Article
Issue 01
Volume 11
Pages 27-35
Author(s): Jenkins, O., Dye, S., Foy, C.
Patients in psychiatric intensive care units or PICUs can be a threat to themselves, staff, and other patients because of aggressive and agitated behavior. The authors allude to past research where such behavior has been attributed to age, gender, diagnosis, psychopathology, substance abuse, staff-patient interaction, as well as staff, patient, and environmental traits.
Added October 2015
Fall prevention and bathroom safety in the epilepsy monitoring unit
2015
Epilepsy & Behavior
Journal Article
Author(s): Spritzer, S. D., Riordan, K. C., Berry, J., Corbett, B. M., Gerke, J. K., Hoerth, M. T., Crepeau, A. Z., Drazkowski, J. F., Sirven, J. I., Noe, K. H.
Injury-inducing falls are one of the most common harmful events that occur in epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs). Considering the risk provoked by epileptic symptoms such as spontaneous seizures, patients admitted to EMUs may be more likely to sustain falling injuries over patients in other areas of the hospital.
Added September 2015
