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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"healthcare design"”.
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Developing a simulation-based framework for healing building envelopes in healthcare design
In healthcare facilities, with the very nature of healing at its core, designing spaces with enhanced levels of human comfort is of prime importance. Daylighting in healthcare facilities has benefited the physiological and psychological well-being of patients receiving treatment. However, many …
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Living in the moment: Approaching Mental healthcare design through adaptive reuse and sensory stimulation
… which is surplus and old into a holistic mental healthcare space. The world has never been the same since the pandemic and one of the major trends that have been seen post-pandemic is the work from home culture, Major companies have chosen this model and not planning to turn back, this has led to …
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Examining knowledge transfer between design research and healthcare design practices: an interpretive comparative case study
The utilization of research to inform design decisions has been a rising topic of discussion. There is a gap between design research, how it is communicated and its accessibility, and the design industry, the ones responsible for designing and building the environments people inhabit (Huber, 2017). …
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Considering community engagement for remote and rural healthcare design in Scotland: exploring the journey from rhetoric to reality
… local residents in an anticipatory process co-designing their own future health care services. Finally, this study examined ways in which individuals were able to wield power within the engagement described in the RSF project, by using a combination of participant observation and Foucauldian …
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An Evidence-Based Approach to a Replacement Hospital Training Curriculum
… solution to training that is coupled with healthcare design principles and initiatives. This purpose of the DNP project is about the assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of a major training program to prepare for a new hospital opening.</p>
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With Children in Mind…
Industrial design is meant to improve the design of mass produced objects and by doing so to contribute to improve the users' quality of life. The designer's challenge is to balance functionality, aesthetic appeal and ease of use to create a successful market product. This industrial design thesis …
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A Bunker Garden: Mindfulness-Based Landscape Design to Restore Physicians from Burnout
Landscape architects design healing gardens at healthcare facilities to support patients, visitors, caregivers, and staff. Many acknowledge that medical staff regularly visit healing gardens to escape work-related stress (Marcus and Sachs, 2014). Rarely, however, are healing gardens on medical …
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A systems approach to improving patient safety through medical device purchasing
… range from injury to individuals, impacts to the healthcare delivery service, and financial and litigation risks. Finally, a framework that highlights these potential risks in the life-cycle of medical devices in hospitals is presented. Key policy guidance has encouraged both researchers and …
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Biophilic design: Creating biophilic healing spaces
Healthcare space are spaces that are meant for the healing; it is important to create an environment which helps to facilitate the healing in these places. In theory, the concept of biophilia has proven to improve the well-being of the occupant in any built spaces. This study focuses on …
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The Effect of Room Environment On Patient Experience In A Prenatal Genetic Counseling Session
<p>An important facet of aesthetic design, a topic of increasing interest in healthcare, is the concept of using positive distractions to promote wellness (<a title="Ulrich, 1991 #2">Ulrich, 1991</a>). To date, this concept has largely been explored in long-term, in-patient care settings and …
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Bridging the Health Divide: Achieving Equitable Healthcare Access in Kenya through Artificial Intelligence
… Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) models, in designing culturally sensitive hospitals for rural Kenya. The research addresses the critical need for improved healthcare infrastructure in underserved areas, focusing on the potential of AI to create efficient, adaptable, and contextually …
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Exploring the application of Inclusive Design to the improvement of healthcare services
An ageing population is demanding more of healthcare services worldwide, particularly for long-term conditions. In the UK, the challenge of limited healthcare service resources and the influence of the Equality Act on services have increasingly led to the consideration of people’s access to …
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An Art-Light Mosaic Light Distraction for the Pediatric Healthcare Environment
… spirit: a distinctive stamp. Recent problems in healthcare facilities, specifically those related to reducing stress and anxiety, have inspired designers to create positive, uplifting distractions to redirect a patient's attention from a sterile environment and/or noxious event. In doing so, …