Impact of transition from open bay to single room design NICU on MDRO colonization rates

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of the physical environment at a newly built stroke unit. Background: For a person who survives a stroke, life can change dramatically. The physical environment is essential for patients’ health and well-being. To reduce infections, a majority of new healthcare facilities mainly have a single-room design. However, in the context of stroke care, knowledge of how patients experience the physical environment, particularly their experience of a single-room design, is scarce. Method: This study used a qualitative design. Patients ( n = 16) participated in semistructured individual interviews. Data were collected in December 2015 and February 2017 in Sweden; interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. Results: Two main themes were identified: (i) incongruence exists between community and privacy and (ii) connectedness with the outside world provides distraction and a sense of normality. In single rooms, social support was absent and a sense of loneliness was expressed. Patients were positively distracted when they looked at nature or activities that went on outside their windows. Conclusions: The physical environment is significant for patients with stroke. This study highlights potential areas for architectural improvements in stroke units, primarily around designing communal areas with meeting places and providing opportunities to participate in the world outside the unit. A future challenge is to design stroke units that support both community and privacy. Exploring patients’ experiences could be a starting point when designing new healthcare environments and inform evidence-based design.

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Impact of single room design on the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria in an intensive care unit

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ◽

10.1186/s13756-017-0275-z ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Teysir Halaby ◽

Nashwan al Naiemi ◽

Bert Beishuizen ◽

Roel Verkooijen ◽

José A. Ferreira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Resistant Bacteria ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Bacteria ◽

Room Design ◽

Single Room

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Human factors engineering in the control room design process of an engineer/constructor

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e574202012-011 ◽

1984 ◽

Author(s):

Philip E. Knobel ◽

Michael E. Wiklund

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Design Process ◽

Human Factors Engineering ◽

Control Room ◽

Room Design

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SAFETY ATTITUDES IN ENDOSCOPY: AN URBAN TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE VS. A RURAL SINGLE ROOM UNIT

10.1055/s-0040-1704585 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

CL Murphy ◽

P Uppamuchikkal ◽

M Murray ◽

P Wieneke ◽

J Sheridan

Keyword(s):

Referral Centre ◽

Tertiary Referral ◽

Tertiary Referral Centre ◽

Safety Attitudes ◽

Single Room

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User’s Perception toward Baby Room Design in Malaysia Shopping Center

International Conference on Business, Sociology and Applied Sciences (ICBSAS'14) March 26-27, 2014 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) ◽

10.15242/icehm.ed0314563 ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

Shopping Center ◽

Room Design

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A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction with Application to Magnetic Nanoparticles

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-721-e3.7 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 721 ◽

Author(s):

Monica Sorescu

Keyword(s):

Room Temperature ◽

Average Particle Size ◽

Direct Determination ◽

Average Particle ◽

Lattice Method ◽

Recoilless Fraction ◽

Single Room ◽

Magnetite Particles ◽

Physical Mixtures

AbstractWe propose a two-lattice method for direct determination of the recoilless fraction using a single room-temperature transmission Mössbauer measurement. The method is first demonstrated for the case of iron and metallic glass two-foil system and is next generalized for the case of physical mixtures of two powders. We further apply this method to determine the recoilless fraction of hematite and magnetite particles. Finally, we provide direct measurement of the recoilless fraction in nanohematite and nanomagnetite with an average particle size of 19 nm.

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„MAGIŠKASIS KAMBARYS“: GYVYBINGA IR PRISITAIKANTI VAISTINĖLĖS TRADICIJA LIETUVOS BAJORŲ NAMUOSE

Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė Visuomenė. Kasdienybės istorija - XVIII amžiaus studijos / Eighteenth-Century Studies ◽

10.33918/xviiiastudijos/t.4/a7 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 164-195

Author(s):

Marius Daraškevičius

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Personal Space ◽

Community Treatment ◽

Early Twentieth Century ◽

Single Room ◽

Late Eighteenth ◽

Manor House ◽

Medicine Cabinet ◽

Culture Education

The article discusses the causes of emergence and spreading of a still room (Lith. vaistinėlė, Pol. apteczka), the purpose of the room, the location in the house planning structure, relations to other premises, its equipment, as well as the role of a still room in everyday culture. An examination of the case of a single room, the still room, in a noblemen’s home is also aimed at illustrating the changes in home planning in the late eighteenth – early twentieth century: how they adapted to the changing hygiene standards, perception of personal space, involvement of the manor owners in community treatment, and changes in dining and hospitality culture. Keywords: still room, household medicine cabinet, manor house, interior, sczlachta culture, education, dining culture, modernisation, Lithuania.

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