The Environmental Services Perspective on Hospital Room Design: A Mixed-Methods Approach

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• Personal Author:
  Evans KD ; Lavender SA ; Li J ; Patterson ES ; Sanders E ; Sommerich CM
• Description:
  Our aim is to enhance the safety and efficiency of all healthcare staff by designing patient rooms that meet the physical and cognitive needs of those providing direct and indirect patient care in hospital settings. A mixed-methods study was employed, where findings were compiled from twenty-six environmental services personnel across study activities. The insights were grouped into six categories of challenges with the design of hospital rooms in acute care settings: room cleaning, bathroom, room size, furniture, communication, and a miscellaneous 'other' category. There are design implications for storage, room design features, locations of room items, and fabrics and finishes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hospitals Household Work Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Engineering Controls Health Care Facilities Health Care Workers Hospital Equipment Housekeeping Personnel Human Factors Engineering Patient Handling
• ISSN:
  2327-8595
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  104-108
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051996
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, March 5-8, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2017 Jun; 6(1):104-108
• Contact Point Address:
  Emily S. Patterson, Division of Health Information Management and Systems School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, March 5-8, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana
• End Date:
  20170630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d434511b44aa5a84e8faaa98a1a5b21974dd4870e82f1f90d502485dea0cb75d39c2d1e461b006d63ba463662e68549bc1a10a500a3415a431def0867038dcb8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211632/cdc_211632_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB ]