HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Article	Citations
Access to Nature Has Always Been Important; With COVID-19, It Is Essential	27
A Narrative Review of Theories of Wayfinding Within the Interior Environment	24
Intensive Care Unit Built Environments: A Comprehensive Literature Review (2005–2020)	24
Influence of Nature at the Time of the Pandemic: An Experience-Based Survey at the Time of SARS-CoV-2 to Demonstrate How Even a Short Break in Nature Can Reduce Stress for Healthcare Staff	21
Use the Environment to Prevent and Control COVID-19 in Senior-Living Facilities: An Analysis of the Guidelines Used in China	21
Design Thinking for Healthcare: Transliterating the Creative Problem-Solving Method Into Architectural Practice	21
Building for Change: Comparative Case Study of Hospital Architecture	19
Code Lavender: Designing Healthcare Spaces to Enhance Caregiver Wellness	18
Telemedicine Implementation in COVID-19 ICU: Balancing Physical and Virtual Forms of Visibility	18
SARS-CoV-2 Viability on 16 Common Indoor Surface Finish Materials	18
Investigating the Impact of Healthcare Environmental Design on Staff Security: A Systematic Review	17
Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Visual Access to Nature and Nurse Burnout	16
Lighting Control in Patient Rooms: Understanding Nurses’ Perceptions of Hospital Lighting Using Qualitative Methods	15
A User-Centered Approach to Evaluating Wayfinding Systems in Healthcare	14
Environmental Needs, Barriers, and Facilitators for Optimal Healing in the Postoperative Process: A Qualitative Study of Patients’ Lived Experiences and Perceptions	14
Designing for Patient Safety and Efficiency: Simulation-Based Hospital Design Testing	13
Data-Driven Design Strategies to Address Crowding and Boarding in an Emergency Department: A Discrete-Event Simulation Study	13
Using Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) to Conduct Environmental Design Research: A Primer and Decision Framework	13
Dental Clinic Architecture Prevents COVID-19-Like Infectious Diseases	13
Users’ Perceptions of Signage Systems at Three Portuguese Hospitals	12
Built Environment Airborne Infection Control Strategies in Pandemic Alternative Care Sites	12
Benefits of Indirect Contact With Nature on the Physiopsychological Well-Being of Elderly People	12
COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Rapid Review of Infection Correlates and Impacts on Mental Health and Behaviors	11
Architecture and Mental Disorders: A Systematic Study of Peer-Reviewed Literature	11
Built Environment and Self-Rated Health: Comparing Young, Middle-Aged, and Older People in Chengdu, China	11

Design Models for Single Patient Rooms Tested for Patient Preferences	10
Patients’ and Nurses’ Experiences of All Single-Room Hospital Accommodation: A Scoping Review	10
Impact of Visibility and Accessibility on Healthcare Workers’ Hand-Hygiene Behavior: A Comparative Case Study of Two Nursing Units in an Academic Medical Center	10
Visitor’s Experiences of an Evidence-Based Designed Healthcare Environment in an Intensive Care Unit	10
Do Stairs Inhibit Seniors Who Live on Upper Floors From Going Out?	9
The Development and Reliability of the Singaporean Environmental Assessment Tool (SEAT) for Facilities Providing High Levels of Care for People Living With Dementia	9
The Impact of Restrictive Family Presence Policies in Response to COVID-19 on Family Integrated Care in the NICU: A Qualitative Study	9
Evidence-Based Design in Hospital Renovation Projects: A Study of Design Implementation for User Controls	9
Japanese Translation and Validation of the Environmental Assessment Tool–Higher Care	9
Hospital Outdoor Spaces as Respite Areas for Healthcare Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Evidence-Based Design in the Hospital Environment: A Staff’s Burnout Study in the COVID-19 Era	8
Home Modification Assessments for Accessibility and Aesthetics: A Rapid Review	8
Indigenous Preferences for Inpatient Rooms in Australian Hospitals: A Mixed-Methods Study in Cross-Cultural Design	8
In the Moment: Fostering Mindfulness and Reducing Stressors in the Healthcare Workplace	8
Women’s Experiences of Physical Features in a Specially Designed Birthing Room: A Mixed-Methods Study in Sweden	8
Best Practices for Modeling Egocentric Social Network Data and Health Outcomes	8
Exposure Risks and Preventive Strategies Considered in Dental Care Settings to Combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)	8
Efficiency and Teamwork in Emergency Departments: Perception of Staff on Design Interventions	8
The Physical Hospital Environment and Its Effects on Palliative Patients and Their Families: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis	8
The Correlation Between Visibility and Medical Staff Collaborative Communication in Emergency Departments	7
Lighting the Patient Room of the Future: Evaluating Different Lighting Conditions for Performing Typical Nursing Tasks	7
Study of the Physical Environment of Waiting Areas and Its Effects on Patient Satisfaction, Experience, Perceived Waiting Time, and Behavior in China	7
Can Physical Design Help Reduce Loneliness in the Elderly? A Theoretical Exploration	7
Health Literacy in Hospital Outpatient Waiting Areas: An Observational Study of What Is Available to and Accessed by Consumers	7
Influence of Hospital Outdoor Space on Physiological Electroencephalography (EEG) Feedback of Staff	7
Visual Arts in Children’s Hospitals: Scoping Review	7
Understanding Older Adults’ Perception and Usage of Indoor Lighting in Independent Senior Living	7
Florence Nightingale: The Making of a Hospital Reformer	7
Evaluating Care Partner Preferences for Seating in an Outpatient Surgery Waiting Area Using Virtual Reality	6
A Call for Intersectional Healthcare Design Research	6
Safe and Supportive Neurorehabilitation Environments: Results of a Structured Observation of Physical Features Across Two Rehabilitation Facilities	6
Mental Health Outcome Measures in Environmental Design Research: A Critical Review	6
German Translation, Linguistic Validation, and Cultural Adaptation of the Environmental Audit Tool—High Care	6
Collaborative Care in Primary Care: The Influence of Practice Interior Architecture on Informal Face-to-Face Communication—An Observational Study	6
Toward a Unified Language (and Application) of Salutogenic Design: An Opinion Paper	6
Sensory Environments for Behavioral Health in Dementia: Diffusion of an Environmental Innovation at the Veterans Health Administration	6
Designing Palliative Care Facilities to Better Support Patient and Family Care: A Staff Perspective	6
Healing Architecture in Healthcare: A Scoping Review	6
Small Garden, Big Impact: Emotional and Behavioral Responses of Visitors to a Rooftop Atrium in a Major Hospital	6
Noise in Maternity Wards: A Research on Its Contributors and Sources	6
Evidence-Based Design for Workplace Violence Prevention in Emergency Departments Utilizing CPTED and Space Syntax Analyses	5
Dementia-Friendly Design: A Set of Design Criteria and Design Typologies Supporting Wayfinding	5
Architecture—A Critical Ingredient of Pandemic Medicine: An Open Letter to Policy Makers	5
Hospital Greenspaces and the Impacts on Wayfinding and Spatial Experience: An Explorative Experiment Through Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) Techniques	5
Indoor Finish Material Influence on Contamination, Transmission, and Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	5
Color Coding the “Labyrinth”: How Staff Perceived a Two-Part Intervention to Improve Wayfinding in an Adult Emergency Department	5
Development of Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Practice in Botanical Garden for People With Mental Health Disorders	5
COVID-19 and the Need for More Accessible and Designed Hospital Outdoor Spaces in Developing Countries	5
The Influence of Physical Environmental Factors on Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities in Northeast China	5
From Research to Practice: Is Rethinking Architectural Education the Remedy?	5

Walking in Your Culture: A Study of Culturally Sensitive Outdoor Walking Space for Chinese Elderly Immigrants	5
Can Healing Architecture Increase Safety in the Design of Psychiatric Wards?	5
The Appropriateness of Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool–High Care (EAT-HC) for Persons With Dementia in Singapore	5
A Conceptual Visibility Framework for Linking Spatial Metrics With Experience and Organizational Outcomes	5
Assessing the Supportiveness of Healthcare Environments’ Light and Color: Development and Validation of the Light and Color Questionnaire (LCQ)	5
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Healthcare Design	5
Development of a Novel Computational Model for Evaluating Fall Risk in Patient Room Design	4
Reactivating Hospital, Active Patients Through Special Design	4
Patient-Flow Analysis for Planning a Focused Hospital Layout: Tampere Heart Hospital Case	4
Wandering Eyes: Using Gaze-Tracking Method to Capture Eye Fixations in Unfamiliar Healthcare Environments	4
The Mechanism of Relaxation by Viewing a Japanese Garden: A Pilot Study	4
Evaluating Patient Satisfaction in Township Hospitals in the Cold Regions of China	4
Hospital Architecture in Spain and Italy: Gaps Between Education and Practice	4
The Role of Healthcare Facility Design on the Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals: A Literature Review	4
Effects of Biophilic Nature Imagery on Indexes of Satisfaction in Medically Complex Physical Rehabilitation Patients: An Exploratory Study	4
From Fable to Reality at Parkland Hospital: The Impact of Evidence-Based Design Strategies on Patient Safety, Healing, and Satisfaction in an Adult Inpatient Environment	4
Veteran-Centered Investigation of Architectural and Space Design Considerations for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	4
A Study of Workspace Design Characteristics Exemplified by Nurses’ Satisfaction Within Three Intensive Care Units in a University Hospital	4
Music in Waiting Rooms: A Literature Review	4
Variables and Outcomes in Patient Room Design: A Study of Design Hypotheses	4
Evaluations for New Healthcare Environment Commissioning and Operational Decision Making Using Simulation and Human Factors: A Case Study of an Interventional Trauma Operating Room	4
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Patient Room Design: Identifying Safety Risks in Mirrored Rooms Through a Graphical Systems Analysis	4
Investigating the Feasibility of Multisensory Environments to Improve the Assisted Bathing Experience for Veterans With Dementia: A Clinical Trial	4
Emergency Physicians’ Workstation Design: An Observational Study of Interruptions and Perception of Collaboration During Shift-End Handoffs	4
Do Home and Community Environments Explain Self-Rated Health Among Older Canadians? Evidence From the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey	4
A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework of Biophilic Design Parameters in Clinical Environments	4
Ambient Scent as a Positive Distraction in Long-Term Care Units: Theory of Supportive Design	4
Lighting the Patient Room of the Future: Evaluating Different Lighting Conditions From the Patient Perspective	4
Structural Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infections in Intensive Care Unit	4
Hospital Outdoor Spaces: User Experience and Implications for Design	4
A National Look at Hospital Bed Tower Design	3
Coping and Caregiving: Leveraging Environmental Design to Moderate Stress Among Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department Setting	3
Respect for Autonomy: Seeking the Roles of Healthcare Design From the Principle of Biomedical Ethics	3
Impact of Birthing Room Design on Maternal Childbirth Experience: Results From the Room4Birth Randomized Trial	3
Influence of Evidence-Based Design Strategies on Nurse Wellness	3
Do Simulated Hospital Admissions Reflect Reality? A Qualitative Study of Volunteer Well-Being During a 24-Hr Simulated Hospitalization	3
Person-Centered Care: An International Dialogue	3
Investigating Accessibility of Hospitals in Cold Regions: A Case Study of Harbin in China	3
Barriers, Enablers, and Consumer Design Ideas for Health Literacy Responsive Hospital Waiting Areas: A Framework Method Analysis	3
Nurses’ Participation in the Design of an Intensive Care Unit: The Use of Virtual Mock-Ups	3
Exploring Methodological Approaches of Experimental Studies in the Field of Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Review	3
Building for Better Health: Reflections on Architecture Research for Care and Health	3
Determining the Number of Bariatric Beds Needed in a U.S. Acute Care Hospital	3
Unlimited Surrounding: A Scoping Review on the Impact of the Built Environment on Health, Behavior, and Quality of Life of Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities in Long-Term Care	3
Clinical and Social Isolation: Begging for Design Solutions	3
Architecture for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Therapists	3
The Healthcare Workspace: Understanding the Role of Decentralized Nursing Stations, Corridors, and Huddle Spaces as Locations for Teamwork in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	3
The Impact of a Dementia-Friendly Garden Design on People With Dementia in a Residential Aged Care Facility: A Case Study	3
Are We Ready for “The Year of Design for Health”?	3
Examining the Utility of Perceptual Noise Categorization in Pediatric and Neonatal Hospital Units	3
The Psychological Supportive Design Features in Hospitals: Case of a Public Jordanian Hospital in Amman	3
Uncovering Social Issues Through Photovoice: A Comprehensive Methodology	3
Space Use and the Physical Attributes of Acute Care Units: A Quantitative Study	3
Perceived Usability of Seating in an Outpatient Waiting Area: A Combined Approach Utilizing Virtual Reality and Actual Seating Prototypes	3
Research Methods Used in Evidence-Based Design: An Analysis of Five Years of Research Articles From the HERD Journal	3
A Broad Study to Develop Maternity Units Design Knowledge Combining Spatial Analysis and Mothers’ and Midwives’ Perception of the Birth Environment	3
Mapping Healthcare Spaces: A Systematic Scoping Review of Spatial and Behavioral Observation Methods	2
The 2021 Clemson University Academy of Nursing Excellence in Healthcare Design Conference: Local to Global - Research, Design and Solutions for Healthcare	2
The Built Environment Influence on Resilient Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review of Design Knowledge	2
If the Coronavirus Were Red: Unresolved Concerns on COVID-19 Transmission in Oral Health Education	2
Comparing User Perceptions of Surgical Environments: Simulations in a High-Fidelity Physical Mock-Up Versus a Postoccupancy Evaluation	2
Keeping a 2009 Design Award–Winning Intensive Care Unit Current: A 13-Year Case Study	2
Aging-in-Place: Residents’ Attitudes and Floor Plan Potential in Apartment Buildings From 1990 to 2015	2
Differential Effects of a Global Public Health Crisis on Physical Activity: Evidence From a Statewide Survey From the United States	2
Adults’ Visual Cue Preferences and Wayfinding Abilities in Healthcare Centers	2
A Consciously Applied, Design-Driven Dialogue Can Improve Healing Architecture	2
Views of Greenery and Psychological Well-Being in Residential Aged Care Facilities: Longitudinal Associations	2
Potential Space in Hospitals: Insight From a Health Psychologist	2
COVID-19 in Long-Term Care: The Built Environment Impact on Infection Control	2
Stroke Patients’ Free-Time Activities and Spatial Preferences During Inpatient Recovery in Rehabilitation Centers	2
Optimal Design of Paired Built Environment Interventions for Control of MDROs in Acute Care and Community Hospitals	2
Effects of a Decentralized Nursing Model on Patient Outcomes in Two Rural Community Hospitals	2
Seasonal Variations in the Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Nature	2
Evidence-Based Practice: Four Levels Revisited	2
Does the Laminar Airflow System Affect the Development of Perioperative Hypothermia? A Randomized Clinical Trial	2
Patient Perceptions of Landscape and Abstract Art in Inpatient Cardiac Units: A Cross-Sectional Survey	2
Influences of Physical Layout and Space on Patient Safety and Communication in Ambulatory Oncology Practices: A Multisite, Mixed Method Investigation	2
The Representational Function of Clinic Design: Staff and Patient Perceptions of Teamwork	2
Investigating the Influences of Healthcare Facility Features on Wayfinding Performance and Associated Stress Using Virtual Reality	2
Seating in Doctors’ Waiting Rooms: Has COVID-19 Changed Our Choices?	2

Commissioning Clinical Spaces During a Pandemic: Merging Methodologies of Human Factors and Simulation	2
Exploring Older Adults’ Nighttime Trips to the Bathroom Under Different Lighting Conditions: An Exploratory Field Study	2
Changes of Walking Activity During the First Cycle Phases of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Seoul, Korea	2
Falls Incidence Compared Between a Multibedded Ward Hospital and a 100% Single-Occupancy Room Hospital: An Uncontrolled Before-After Study	2
Drive-Through Urgent Care Centers: Could They Be the Future of Healthcare Facilities?	2
Indigenous Ecohumanist Architecture for Health in Canada’s Far North	2
Seeing Is Believing: Using Eye-Tracking Devices in Environmental Research	2
The Continuous Learning Cycle: A Multi-phase Post-occupancy Evaluation (POE) of Decentralized Nursing Unit Design	2
E. O. Wilson: A Legacy of “Biophilia”	2
Comfort Equals Nurturing: Young People Talk About Mental Health Ward Design	2
Florence Nightingale’s Influence on Hospital Design, Hospitalism, Hospital Diseases, and Hospital Architects	2
Specialty Space: Breast Care Centers	2
Perceptions of Psychotherapy Waiting Rooms: Design Recommendations	2
Postoccupancy Evaluation of a Neighborhood Concept Redesign of an Acute Care Nursing Unit in a Planetree Hospital	2
Environmental Physical and Perceived Quality in Hospice	2
Measuring Potential Visual Exposure of Physicians During Shift-End Handoffs and Its Impact on Interruptions, Privacy, and Collaboration	2
Using the Importance for Survival Scale to Identify Preferred Nature Scenes With Restorative Potential: A Qualitative Study	2
Evidence-Based Design in Architectural Education: Designing the First Maggie’s Centre in Israel	2
Nurse Cognition, Space, and Situation Awareness	2
The Impact of the Healthcare Environment on Patient Experience in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review to Understand the Implications for Patient-Centered Design	1
Effects of Landscape Types and Complexity Along Path on Mental Restoration	1
Design and Development of Isolating Pods to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus or Other Viruses for Hospital and Domestic Purposes	1
Housing Accessibility at Home and Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke: An Explorative Study	1
Evaluation of Multisensory Interactions Between the Healing Built Environment and Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Stations: Case Study of Tehran Hospitals	1
Analysis of Factors Historically Affecting Innovation in Hospital Building Design	1
Lean Design of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient Room for Efficient and Safe Care Delivery	1
Renovating Healthcare Facility Maintenance Planning: A Case Study From Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)	1
The Assessment of Long-Term Care Environments for Wayfinding Design	1
Healthcare Goes Digital: Designing for the Convergence of the Digital and Physical Environment—Implications for Design Professionals	1
Book Review: Healthcare architecture as infrastructure: Open building in practice	1
Moving Toward Person-Centered Care: Valuing Emotions in Hospital Design and Architecture	1
Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children	1
Study on Collision Detection Techniques for the Informed Design of Natural Views in Healthcare Environments	1
Interior Environments in Long-Term Care Units From the Theory of Supportive Design	1
Lessons Learned From Decentralization of an Elective Surgery Medical-Surgical Unit	1
Research Needed on Single-Bed Versus Multi-Bed Inpatient Rooms in Response to COVID-19	1
Using Space Syntax Analysis to Measure Patient Aggression Risk	1
Effects of Micro Architectural Environmental Interventions on Handwashing Compliance of Adolescents: A School-Based Intervention Trial	1
Assessing Preferences and Perceived Restorative Qualities of Break Spaces for Nurses in China	1
Balancing Support for Staff and Patient Centeredness Through the Design of Immediate and Relational Space: A Case Study of Ambulatory Care Center Layouts	1
The Reorganization of a Psychiatric Unit During COVID-19: A Reflection for Psychiatric Hospital Design	1
An Explorative Investigation of the Effect of Naturalistic Light on Agitation-Associated Behavior in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Pilot Study	1
From Stressful to Mindful: Reactions to a Proposed Emergency Department Design for Enhancing Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Among Healthcare Clinical Staff	1
Resilient Hospital Design: From Crimean War to COVID-19	1
Wayfinding Information Syntheses: A Study of Wayfinding Efficiency and Behavior in Complex Outdoor Institutional Environment	1
Key Flow Processes on Wards	1
Evaluation of Nosocomial Infection Control Measures to Minimize the Risk of Aspergillus Dispersion During Major Demolition Work: A Case Study of a Japanese University Hospital	1
The Fit Between Spatial Configuration and Idealized Flows: Mapping Flows in Surgical Facilities as Part of Case Study Visits	1
The Children’s Hospital of the Future: A Vision That Meets All Needs	1
Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool—High Care (EAT-HC): Experiences and Practical Implications From Germany, Japan, and Singapore	1
Anesthesia Workspaces for Safe Medication Practices: Design Guidelines	1
Staff participation in design with multiple tools: Impact on design and POE results	1
Evaluation of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Ability of Medical Buildings in Harbin, China	1
Participatory Design, Project Clients, and Healthcare User Groups	1
Making Space for Midwifery in a Hospital: Exploring the Built Birth Environment of Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit	1
Practice-Based Research Methods and Tools: Introducing the Design Diagnostic	1
A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Approach for Investigating the Experience of Older Adults Attending Hospital Services	1
A Comparison of Hospital Area Measurement in Germany, Canada, Australia, and the United States: Part 1	1
SPECTRa: An Online Tool for Simulating Prehospital Patient Care	1
Lessons Learnt From a Greenfield Hangar-Based 1,000-Bedded Temporary Hospital in India	1
The Perceived Support From Light and Color Before and After an Evidence-Based Design Intervention in an Emergency Department Environment: A Quasi-Experimental Study	1
Hierarchy of Evidence: An Appraisal Tool for Weighting the Evidence in Healthcare Design Research Based on Internal Validity	1
Physical Environment as a Tool in Caring for the Hospitalized Patient: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Experiences in Hospitals	1
Revisiting Healing Environments: Islamic Interior Elements in Hospital Rooms in North Africa	1
Background Music’s Impact on Patients Waiting in Surgery and Radiology Clinics	1
Assessing Spatial User Experience for Design Guidelines: A Comparative Study of Outpatient Waiting Rooms With Conventional Versus Modern Features	1
Evaluating the Effective Factors of Hospital Rooms on Patients’ Recovery Using the Data Mining Method	1
Evaluation of the Results of a Periodic Environmental Biosecurity Assessment Program on Air Quality in Controlled Environment Rooms of Hospitals	1
Effect of Spatial Ambiances on the Patient Satisfaction and Well-Being in Hospitals: The Case of UHC Ibn Sina Annaba and UHC Benbadis Constantine—Algeria	1
Why I Got Fired: Or the Dilemma of Midnight Census	1
Does Perceived Control Matter in the Outpatient Waiting Room?	1
The Demand for Specialization and Its Influence on the Design of Inpatient Nursing Units: Can Standardized Design Be Done Once and for All?	1
Analyzing the Layout of Long-Term Care Facilities: A Psycho-Spatial Approach	1
Is This a Good Time to Rethink Everything?	1
Placing Users at the Center: Evaluating Exam Room Design for Improved User Experience	1
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Township Hospitals in the Severely Cold Areas of China	1
Evaluating an Inpatient Created Art Installation on Perceptions of the Physical Environment, Health Status, and Rehabilitation Motivation	1
Design Nurses Responding in Crisis	1
Evaluating the Impact of a Multisensory Environment on Target Behaviors of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	1
Understanding Experience of Patients With Highly Infectious Diseases During Extended Isolation: A Design Perspective	1
Our Healthcare System Is Broken: A Personal Account	1
Comparing Sources of Disruptions to Telemedicine-Enabled Stroke Care in an Ambulance	1
“A National Look at Hospital Bed Tower Design”: A Commentary	1