Influence of an Outdoor Garden on Mood and Stress in Older Persons
2002
Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture
Journal Article
Author(s): Rodiek, S. D.
Research conducted in healthcare settings shows that the presence of plants and natural environments in healthcare environments has a positive impact on patient outcome. The value of nature and gardening to the older adult is also reported in literature.
Added September 2014
Applying human factors in improving medication-use safety
2002
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 59
Pages 1155-1159
Author(s): Schneider,PJ.
In this descriptive study the author summarizes the highlights of an interactive conference on human factors (HF) and t applications to improve medication safety. The author describes the various human factors concepts and tools and their applications in reducing human errors, thus improving medication safety.
Added May 2014
Fall and Injury Prevention in Older People Living in Residential Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomized Trial
2002
Annals of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 136
Pages 733–741
Author(s): Jensen, J., Lundin-Olsson, L., Nyberg, L., Gustafson, Y.
Despite the fact that falls and resulting injuries are common in the residential care population, little is known about how to prevent falls. Research during the past 10 years around fall prevention has shown positive and negative results. Some of these inconsistent results could be explained by differences in target groups, interventions, and outcome measures.
Added May 2014
Perceptions of the Physical Environment, Stage of Change for Physical Activity, and Walking Among Australian Adults
2002
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 73
Pages 146–155
Author(s): Carnegie, M. A., Bauman, A., Marshall, A. L., Mohsin, M., Westley-Wise, V., Booth, M. L.
The health benefits of regular physical activity are well-established. An understanding of the factors that influence physical activity behaviors is greatly needed to influence sedentary population groups to become more physically active. Psychological, physiological, demographic, and environmental factors are known to influence physical activity. The increasing interest in physical environmental factors such as pleasant walking paths away from traffic, bike paths, weather conditions, and neighborhood safety has arisen due to broader, integrated models developed to more comprehensively explain physical activity behavior.
Added May 2014
Preventing back injuries: Safe patient handling and movement
2002
Occupational Health and Safety Series
Report
Author(s): American Nurses Association,
Added October 2012
Human factors error and patient monitoring
2002
Physiological Measurement
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 23
Pages R111-R132
Author(s): Walsh, T., Beatty, P.C.
Added October 2012
"Home" improvement. Comfort, safety and privacy emerge as the biggest considerations in hospital design and construction
2002
Hospital Health Network
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 76
Pages 28
Author(s): Solovy, A.
Added October 2012
Immediate Benefits Realized Following Implementation of Physician Order Entry at an Academic Medical Center
2002
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Journal Article
Author(s): Mekhjian, H.S., Kumar, R.R., Kuehn, L., Bentley, T.D., Teater, P., Thomas, A., Payne, B., Ahmad, A.
Added October 2012
Organizational and environmental factors that affect worker health and safety and patient outcomes
2002
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 30
Pages 93-106
Author(s): Lundstrom, T., Pugliese, G., Bartley, J., Cox, J., Guither, C.
Added October 2012
Team Communications in the Operating Room: Talk Patterns, Sites of Tension, and Implications for Novices
2002
Academic Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 77
Pages 232-7
Author(s): Lingard, L., Reznick, R., Espin, S., Regehr, G., DeVito, I.
Added October 2012
The Wheelchair Skills Test: A pilot study of a new outcome measure.
2002
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 83
Pages 10-8
Author(s): Kirby, R.L., Swuste, J., Dupuis, D.J., MacLeod, D.A., Monroe, R.
Added October 2012
An exploration of the potential risks associated with using pet therapy in healthcare settings
2002
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 11
Pages 444-456
Author(s): Brodie, S., Biley, F., Shewring, M.
Added October 2012
The Veterans Affairs Root Cause Analysis System in Action
2002
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 28
Pages 531-545
Author(s): Bagian, J.P., Gosbee, J., , Lee, C. Z, Williams, L., McKnight, S. D, Mannos, D. M.
Added October 2012
Reconfiguring clinical teamwork for safety and effectiveness
2002
Focus on Patient Safety
Electronic Article
Issue 3
Volume 5
Pages 1-2
Author(s): Uhlig, P.
Added October 2012
Do isolation rooms reduce the rate of nosocomial infections in the pediatric intensive care unit?
2002
Journal of Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 17
Pages 176-180
Author(s): Ben-Abraham, R., Keller, N., Szold, O., Vardi, A., Weinberg, M., Barzilay, Z., Paret, G.
To determine the effect of isolation rooms on the direct spread of nosocomial infections (NIs) owing to cross-colonization in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Added August 2012
The Relationship Between Counselor Satisfaction and Extrinsic Job Factors in State Rehabilitation Agencies
2002
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 45
Pages 223-232
Author(s): Andrew, J. D., Faubion, C. W., Palmer, C. D.
In a national study, researchers collected survey data from 315 state rehabilitation agency counselors in 16 states to examine job satisfaction and extrinsic job factors. This report provides statistical analyses and extensive descriptive data characteristics. For example, only 46% of the sample reported having a master's degree (or higher) in some form of counseling, and only 25% reported...
Added August 2012
