This article investigates the staff outcomes that are influenced by physical environment
features in a healthcare facility. Over the past few decades, research on the physical …

Understanding patient experience is crucial as it influences patient satisfaction, perceived
quality of healthcare services, loyalty to physicians and providers, as well as patient health …

In this methodological article, we examine participatory methods in depth to demonstrate
how these methods can be adopted for quality improvement (QI) projects in health care. We …

Background Attempting to implement evidence-based practices in contexts for which they
are not well suited may compromise their fidelity and effectiveness or burden users (eg …

Objective: This study aimed to explore people's visual preference for waiting areas in
general hospital environments designed with transparency attributes that fully integrate …

Transcribing what is held in one's mind to a tangible map is experiencing a multidisciplinary
renewal. Sketch mapping is being utilized to identify a range of community concerns, as well …

Objectives: To conduct an assessment of sound, dB (A) levels, in two areas of the hospital:
patient rooms and nurse stations using sound meters (SMs). Background: The World Health …

Context/Objective Pressure injuries (PrIs) are the second leading cause of hospitalization in
people with spinal cord injury (SCI). The majority of PrIs occur in the community, but there is …

Objectives: To engage users in the design of a regional child and youth health center.
Background: The perspective of users should be an integral component of a patient …

PURPOSE The experience-based design approach using patient-guided tours (PGT) has
been suggested as an effective way to understand the patient experience and may better …