Interior Design

Design Considerations for Aging Populations

March 4, 2013     Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNSc, RN, EDAC, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
 

Moderating Role of Interior Amenities on Hospital Medical Directors' Patient-Related Work Stresses

March 4, 2013     Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, PhD; Yung-Kai Lin, MD, EMBA; Chi Wen Juan, MD; Suhsing Lee, PhD; and Cheng-Chieh Lin, MD, PhD

Facility Design to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infection

March 4, 2013     D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC
 

Senior Environments: When We Become Them

March 4, 2013     Margaret P. Calkins, PhD, CAPS, EDAC

The Effect of Hospital Unit Layout on Nurse Walking Behavior

December 5, 2012     by Lu Yi, PhD and Hyun-Bo Seo, PhD, MArch

Rethinking Efficiency in Acute Care Nursing Units: Analyzing Nursing Unit Layouts for Improved Spatial Flow

December 5, 2012     by Rana Sagha Zadeh, MArch, PhD; Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, MArch, MA, DArch; and Laurie Tranchina Waggener, BSRC, RRT, BID, IIDA, AAHID

Building New Evidence for Nursing Unit Designs

December 5, 2012     by Jaynelle Stichler, DNSc, RN, EDAC, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
Jaynelle Stichler, DNS, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN

Target Value Design: Applications to Newborn Intensive Care Units

August 14, 2012     Zofia K. Rybkowski, PhD, Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, DArch, and H. Glenn Ballard, PhD
Introduction In light of international and national efforts to provide both optimally designed and economical healthcare environments, a significant effort is underway to address the simultaneous accomplishment of these goals. A sophisticated analysis of the fiscal implications of a proposed...

Designs for the Most Vulnerable of Patients

August 14, 2012     Jaynelle Stichler, DNS, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN
Jaynelle Stichler, DNS, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN

Staff Perceptions Before and After Adding Single-Family Rooms in the NICU

August 14, 2012     Sheila Bosch, PhD, LEED® AP, EDAC, Tamara Bledsoe, ARNP-BC, MS NNP, and Ali Jenzarli, PhD
Objective The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate staff perceptions of environmental quality before and after the renovation of an existing open-bay neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the addition of 23 single-family NICU rooms in the Wasie NICU at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital...

Image and Emotion: From Outcomes to Brain Behavior

August 14, 2012     Upali Nanda, PhD, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, Xi Zhu, PhD, and Ben H. Jansen, PhD
Background: Impact of Visual Images on Health A compelling body of evidence in place today argues for the role of nature images in visual art to improve the patient experience of healthcare through reduced stress, anxiety, and pain perception, and improved perception of quality of care (Hathorn...

Group Differences in Preferences for a Novel Nightstand

August 14, 2012     Johnell O. Brooks, PhD, Linnea Smolentzov, MS, Mary E. Mossey, Carson Carroll, Katherine Kendrick, Kylie Sprogis, Joe Manganelli, BArch, Stan L. Healy, Kevin Kopera, Ian Walker, PhD, and Keith Green, PhD
The aging population is increasing in the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia. By 2030, the number of people in the United States aged 65 and older will be nearly double that of the year 2000 (U.S. Census, 2000). According to Coughlin (1999), one of the most important requirements of this...