Intensive care unit built environments: a comprehensive literature review (2005–2020)

S Verderber, S Gray, S Suresh-Kumar… - … Research & Design …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The intensive care environment in hospitals has been the subject of significant
empirical and qualitative research in the 2005–2020 period. Particular attention has been …

Comfort and health of patients and staff, related to the physical environment of different departments in hospitals: a literature review

AM Eijkelenboom, PM Bluyssen - Intelligent Buildings International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the increasing demand for healthcare and the large impact on the finance of hospital
buildings in the near future, study is needed on aspects that affect health and comfort of …

Patients' experiences of well‐being when being cared for in the intensive care unit—An integrative review

K Halvorsen, JF Jensen, MO Collet… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this integrative review was to identify facilitators and barriers to patients'
well‐being when being cared for in an ICU setting, from the perspective of the patients …

The role of healthcare facility design on the mental health of healthcare professionals: A literature review

HY Jin, C Gold, J Cho, F Marzban… - … Research & Design …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study aims to review and synthesize the empirical evidence about the
connection between healthcare facility design and the mental health of healthcare …

Mapping the impact of ICU design on patients, families and the ICU team: a scoping review

S Saha, H Noble, A Xyrichis, D Hadfield, T Best… - Journal of Critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Scoping review to map outcomes and describe effects of intensive care unit (ICU)
design features on patients, family, and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Materials and …

The meaning of comfort in the intensive care unit

S Olausson, I Fridh, B Lindahl… - Critical care nursing …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Providing comfort in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting is often related to pain relief and end-
of-life care; environmental factors are often neglected, despite the major role of the …

“Old friend and powerful cadre”: Doctor-patient relationships and multi-dimensional therapeutic landscapes in China's primary hospitals

P Zhou, MW Rosenberg - Health & Place, 2021 - Elsevier
A positive doctor-patient relationship is believed to play a key role in the healing process in
clinics. While challenges to the doctor-patient relationship are a global concern, complex …

Patient aggression in intensive care: a qualitative study of staff experiences

S Patterson, D Flaws, J Latu, I Doo, O Tronstad - Australian critical care, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Workplace violence comprises abuse, assaults, threats, and harassment.
Reaching epidemic proportions in healthcare, workplace violence compromises staff and …

The acute stroke unit as a meaningful space: The lived experience of healthcare practitioners

KM Suddick, V Cross, P Vuoskoski, G Stew, KT Galvin - Health & place, 2019 - Elsevier
This hermeneutic phenomenological study was undertaken in response to the recent re-
organization of stroke unit provision in the United Kingdom. Through the analysis of four …

Compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in everyday hospital social work: A personal narrative of practitioner–researcher identity transition

M Fox - Social Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The story of my evolution as a practice-based collaborative researcher is a story that comes
full circle. Through exploring my own experiences of compassion fatigue and vicarious …