On the Planning and Design of Hospital Circulation Zones

Jiang, Shan; Verderber, Stephen

doi:10.1177/1937586716672041

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“…However, guiding patients' families to destinations was perceived as a frustrating, distracting, and waste of time and steps (Buffoli et al, 2016). As suggested by previous research (Jiang & Verderber, 2017;Mustikawati et al, 2017;Pati, Harvey, Willis, et al, 2015), participants recommended implementing meaningful visual cues and eye-level signage to improve wayfinding experiences. These findings reflect the importance of spatial sequences and ER configurations that afford direct access to destinations enhances wayfinding and movement patterns.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Ineffective wayfinding and signage causes inefficiency and workplace stress among healthcare providers. Without clear directional signage, patients may wander, become aggressive, fatigued, and abusive to providers (Jiang & Verderber, 2017;Pati, Harvey, Willis, et al, 2015). Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical research on the impact of navigation and wayfinding qualities in hospital-based ED facilities.…”

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Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and Its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance

Zamani¹

2018

HERD

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Section: Wayfindingmentioning

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Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and Its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance

Zamani¹

2018

HERD

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“…Knowledge from evidence-based health care design has grown rapidly in the last decade, supporting the argument that more knowledge is needed about the effect of the design of the birth environment and design in hospitals in general [ 14 , 15 ]. Research from Australia and England have shown that the birth environment does not only have an impact on the birth experience and birth outcomes for women and neonates, but also on the woman's birth supporters and maternity care staff [ [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Study protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the effect of a “birth environment room” versus a standard labour room on birth outcomes and the birth experience

Lorentzen

Andersen

Jensen

et al. 2019

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

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Introduction In the last decade, there has been an increased interest in exploring the impact of the physical birth environment on birth outcomes. The birth environment might have an important role in facilitating the production of the hormone oxytocin that causes contractions during labour. Oxytocin is released in a safe, secure and confidence-inducing environment, and environments focused on technology and medical interventions to achieve birth may disrupt the production of oxytocin and slow down the progress of labour. An experimental “birth environment room” was designed, inspired by knowledge from evidence-based healthcare design, which advocates bringing nature into the room to reduce stress. The purpose is to examine whether the ‘birth environment room’, with its design and decor to minimise stress, has an impact on birth outcomes and the birth experience of the woman and her partner. Materials and methods A randomised controlled trial will recruit 680 nulliparous women at term who will be randomly allocated to either the “birth environment room” or a standard room. The study will take place at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Herning Hospital, with recruitment from May 2015. Randomisation to either the “birth environment room” or standard room takes place just before admission to a birth room during labour. The primary outcome is augmentation of labour, and the study has 80% power to detect a 10% difference between the two groups (two-sided α = 0.05). Secondary outcomes are duration of labour, use of pharmacological pain relief, mode of birth, and rating of the birth experience by women and their partners. Trial registration NCT02478385(10/08/2016).

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“…A simple building that is easy to navigate enhances occupants' satisfaction, optimizes logistics, and reduces the risk of falls in fragile people [52]. This is challenging in complex healthcare facilities; therefore, wayfinding strategies have to be adopted [26].…”

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confidence: 99%

Healthy and Sustainable Hospital Evaluation—A Review of POE Tools for Hospital Assessment in an Evidence-Based Design Framework

Brambilla

Capolongo

2019

Buildings

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Hospitals are complex, high-performance systems that demand continuous quality improvement. Several instruments evaluate the organizational or clinical qualities but very few focus on the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to compare and review the recent tools able to assess the hospital built environment and test how they measure health, sustainability, or both through Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE). A literature review has been conducted in the field of hospital quality assessment and 13 POE instruments have been included and analyzed through Ulrich’s Evidence-Based Design (EBD) framework. The percentage and the content of health or sustainability-related criteria have been compared and further discussed. Health related criteria the most recent tools are used three times more than in the tools developed in the nineties. The most used EBD criteria are safety enhancement (n = 131; 14%) and visual environment (n = 119; 13%). Although sustainability remains a relevant issue, today, growing attention is dedicated to the impact of built environment on occupant’s health. Further investigation is needed to understand the effectiveness of those instruments in practice.

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On the Planning and Design of Hospital Circulation Zones

Cited by 52 publications

References 29 publications

Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and Its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance

Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and Its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance

Study protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the effect of a “birth environment room” versus a standard labour room on birth outcomes and the birth experience

Healthy and Sustainable Hospital Evaluation—A Review of POE Tools for Hospital Assessment in an Evidence-Based Design Framework

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