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Airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus concentrations in a negative-pressure isolation room

Author(s): Tsai, Y.-H., Wan, G.-H., Wu, Y.-K., Tsao, K.-C.
Added March 2020

What has architecture got to do with dementia care?: Explorations of the relationship between quality of life and building design in two EQUAL projects

Author(s): Torrington, J.
Added August 2019

Assessing and comparing physical environments for nursing home residents: using new tools for greater research specificity

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.
Key Point Summary
Added August 2018

Post Occupancy Evaluation: Development of a Standardised Methodology for Australian Health Projects

Author(s): Carthey, J.
Added August 2018

Do perceptions of neighbourhood environment influence health? Baseline findings from a British survey of aging

Author(s): Bowling, A.
Added August 2016

An Ecological Approach to Creating Active Living Communities

Author(s): Sallis, J. F., Cervero, R. B., Ascher, W., Henderson, K. A., Kraft, M. K., Kerr, J.
Added August 2016

Neighborhood design and active aging

Author(s): Michael, Y., Green, M. K., Farquhar, S. A.
Added August 2016

Space, Choice and Control, and Quality of Life in Care Settings for Older People

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.
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Added December 2014

Visiting Outdoor Green Environments Positively Iimpacts Self-Rated Health among Older People In Long-Term Care

Author(s): Rappe, E., Kivela, S. L., Rita, H.
The restorative effects of nature in enhancing well-being are well documented. Seeing greenery or being in nature reduces stress, promotes attention capacity, and improves mood. Studies of older people living in institutions indicate positive associations between well-being of the residents and closeness of a green environment. Visiting an outdoor green environment is associated with better ability to concentrate and improved mood among the older people living in nursing homes. Plants and garden environments may contribute to psychological and social well-being of older people with dementia, according to nursing staff. Although health-related factors can impact on self-rated health among the older people living in nursing care, results from previous studies indicate that outdoor visits may also have an impact.
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Added November 2014

Sustained reduction in serious fall-related injuries in older people in hospital.

Author(s): Fonda, D., Cook, J., Sandler, V., Bailey, M.
Falls are the leading cause of injury in Australian hospitals, with 38 percent of all hospital incidents related to falls. In hospital settings, single interventions have not been proven successful in preventing or reducing falls, whereas multisystem or multi-strategy approaches have shown to be more effective.
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Added November 2014

Caring or uncaring – meanings of being in an oncology environment

Author(s): Edvardsson, D., Sandman, P. O., Rasmussen, B.
The idea that the physical environment impacts health and well-being has been explored throughout history. In modern contexts, studies have been conducted to show how hospital design features such as art and views of natural scenery can positively influence patient experience, and how environmental variables such as sound, architecture, and color can affect different biomedical responses in...
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Added November 2014

Why walkers slip: shine is not a reliable cue for slippery ground

Author(s): Joh, A. S., Adolph, K. E., Campbell, M. R., Eppler, M. A.
Added November 2014

An exploration of the meanings of space and place in acute psychiatric care

Author(s): Andes, M., Shattell, M. M.
The effectiveness of acute psychiatric care (or short-term psychiatric care) owes much to the design of the physical space inhabited by both patients and mental health professionals. The structure of psychiatric care centers and the barriers they either create or remove between patients and healthcare practitioners can potentially influence patient recovery and employee well-being. Some argue that private, physically exclusionary spaces designed specifically for nurses are necessary in order to protect sensitive information and provide psychological solace for the nurses themselves.
Key Point Summary
Added November 2014

Medication Dispensing Errors and Potential Adverse Drug Events before and after Implementing Bar Code Technology in the Pharmacy

Author(s): Poon, E. G., Cina, J. L., Churchill, W., Patel, N., Featherstone, E., Rothschild, J. M., Keohane, C. A., Whittemore, A. D., Bates, D. W., Gandhi, T. K.
Medication errors are errors that occur while ordering, transcribing, dispensing, administering, or monitoring medications. Medication dispensing errors refer to discrepancies between a prescription and the medication dispensed by a pharmacist.
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Added November 2014

Does hospital cleanliness correlate with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia rates?

Author(s): Green, D., Wigglesworth, N., Keegan, T., Wilcox, M. H.
Added September 2014

Predictors of patient satisfaction with hospital health care

Author(s): Quintana, J. M., Gonzalez, N., Bilbao, A., Aizpuru, F., Escobar, A., Esteban, C., San-Sebastian, J. A., de-la-Sierra, E., Thompson, A.
Added September 2014

Keep music live: music and the alleviation of apathy in dementia subjects

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.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Radical Redesign of Nursing Homes: Applying the Green House Concept in Tupelo, Mississippi

Author(s): Rabig, J., Thomas, W., Kane, R. A., Cutler, L. J., McAlilly, S.
The Green House design should be considered as nursing home resident numbers are growing. Early experiences with the “pod-like” structure show positive effects on residents, families, and staff.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

The Impact of the Environment on Infections in Healthcare Facilities

Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added September 2014

Prediction of slips: an evaluation of utilized coefficient of friction and available slip resistance

Author(s): Burnfield, J. M., Powers, C. M.
Added September 2014