Sound Control for Improved Outcomes in Healthcare Settings
2007
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Joseph, A., Ulrich, R. S.
Added December 2022
Lighting for people with dementia
2007
Lighting Research & Technology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 39
Pages 81-97
Author(s): Torrington, J. M., Tregenza, P. R.
Added August 2019
Therapeutic Landscapes in Hospital Design: A Qualitative Assessment by Staff and Service Users of the Design of a New Mental Health Inpatient Unit
2007
Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 25
Pages 591-610
Author(s): Curtis, S., Gesler, W., Fabian, K., Francis, S., Priebe, S.
Added September 2018
Physical Environments of Assisted Living: Research Needs and Challenges
2007
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue suppl_1
Volume 47
Pages 68-82
Author(s): Cutler, L. J.
Added August 2018
Evaluating quality of life in residential care buildings
2007
Building Research & Information
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 35
Pages 514-528
Author(s): Torrington, J.
Added December 2017
The impact of architectural design upon the environmental sound and light exposure of neonates who require intensive care: An evaluation of the Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery
2007
Journal of Perinatology
Journal Article
Author(s): Stevens, D. C., Khan, M. A., Munson, D. P., Reid, E. J., Helseth, C. C., Buggy, J.
Added December 2016
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years
2007
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 357
Pages 370–379
Author(s): Christakis, N.A., Fowler, J.H.
Added October 2016
Operationalizing Environmental Indicators for Physical Activity in Older Adults
2007
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 412-424
Author(s): Strath, S., Isaacs, R., Greenwald, M. J.
Added October 2016
Destinations that matter: Associations with walking for transport
2007
Health & Place
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 13
Pages 713-724
Author(s): Cerin, E., Leslie, E., Toit, L., Owen, N., Frank, L.
Added August 2016
The Effects of Signage and the Physical Environment on Stair Usage
2007
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 4
Pages 237-244
Author(s): Bungum, T., Meacham, M., Truax, N.
Added August 2016
A survey to assess the preferences of patients with diabetes for the time and location of their outpatient appointments
2007
Practical Diabetes International
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 24
Pages 366-370
Author(s): Baggri, H. S., Jenkins, D.
Added July 2016
Influence of Bright Light Therapy on Postoperative Patients: A Pilot Study
2007
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Journal Article
Author(s): Taguchi, T., Yano, M. & Kido, Y.
While the use of light therapy in healthcare settings has been shown to be effective for the adjustment of the sleep-awake rhythm, it has not been applied to postoperative patients. Light is expected to be useful for the postoperative adjustment of the circadian rhythm by increasing the level of awakening during the daytime and inducing sleep during the night-time in patients under postoperative management in the ICU after major anaesthesia and surgery.
Added January 2016
Light Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease
2007
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 29
Pages 961-975
Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Graf, C. L., Hubbard, E. M. & Luxenberg, J. S.
Neuropsychiatric behaviors are common in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and make both professional and lay caregiving difficult. Light therapy has been somewhat successful in ameliorating disruptive behaviors.
Added January 2016
Centralized and Decentralized Nurse Station Design: An Examination of Caregiver Communication, Work Activities, and Technology
2007
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 1
Pages 44-57
Author(s): Gurascio-Howard, L., Malloch, K.
Patients need to be close to a nurse (RN) for easy access to care and to save travel time. Centralized nurse stations are placed in one location to serve a group of patient rooms.
Added August 2015
Physiological effects of Shinrin-Yoku (taking in the atmosphere of the forest)—using salivary cortisol and cerebral activity as indicators
2007
Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 26
Pages 123-128
Author(s): Park, B.J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Hirano, H., Kagawa, T., Sato, M., Miyazaki, Y.
Because humans have lived and adapted to their natural environment for the past 5 million years, it is deduced that humans function most optimally in natural environments such as the forest. It is from this philosophy that the Japanese concept and practice of Shinrin-yoku derived, defined as “making contact with nature and taking in the atmosphere of the forest.”
Added November 2014
Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit Among Nursing Home Nursing Staff: Do Special Care Units Make a Difference?
2007
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 26
Pages 95-112
Author(s): Robison, J., Pillemer, K.
Research regarding the impact of special care units (SCUs) on the experience of staff provides a somewhat inconsistent picture. Several studies have examined the effect on staff of working in a facility that has an SCU without including a comparison with staff who work on conventional units. These studies have found generally positive results, including lower turnover among nurses. Despite the promise of SCUs, the degree to which they differ in important outcomes from conventional nursing home care has not been firmly established. Some comparative studies have found no clear differences in resident outcomes for SCUs.
Added November 2014
Sleep Disturbances and Falls in Older People
2007
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 62
Pages 62-66
Author(s): Hill, E. L., Cumming, R. G., Lewis, R., Carrington, S., le Couteur, D. G
Added November 2014
An exploratory study into the factors that influence patients' perceptions of cleanliness in an acute NHS trust hospital
2007
Journal of Facilities Management
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 5
Pages 275-289
Author(s): Whitehead, H., May, D., Agahi, H.
Added September 2014
Hospital outpatient perceptions of the physical environment of waiting areas: the role of patient characteristics on atmospherics in one academic medical center
2007
BMC Health Services Research
Journal Article
Author(s): Tsai, C. Y., Wang, M. C., Liao, W. T., Lu, J. H., Sun, P. H., Lin, B. Y., Breen, G. M.
Added September 2014
Ultraviolet lighting during orthopaedic surgery and the rate of infection
2007
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 89
Pages 1935-1940
Author(s): Ritter, M. A., Olberding, E. M., Malinzak, R. A.
Added September 2014
