HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Article	Citations
Could Spatial Awareness Affect Situation Awareness: A Conceptual Examination	62
Balancing Universal Constants With Regional and Cultural Expectations	44
Outcome Measures: A Fresh Value Proposition for Design	29
Pioneering the Use of Tracker Data to Evaluate Lean-Led Hospital Design	25
Lean Design of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient Room for Efficient and Safe Care Delivery	24
Understanding Post-occupancy Evaluation Processes for Public Healthcare Facilities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand	22
Coping and Caregiving: Leveraging Environmental Design to Moderate Stress Among Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department Setting	21
A Dialog Between Two Co-Editors: Evidence-Based Design and Therapeutic Landscapes	19
The Impact of Design Factors on User Behavior in a Virtual Hospital Room to Explore Fall Prevention Strategies	19
Daylight Access and Waiting Experiences in Cancer Hospitals	19
Exploring Environmental Considerations for Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients in Palliative Care Inpatient Units: A Narrative Review	19
Sources of Innovation in Healthcare Design: How Can it Happen?	18
Age-Friendly Interiors in Practice: Evaluating Spatial Responsiveness through a Delphi-Informed Design Audit	16
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	16
Predicting Leisure Walking Intentions Among Older Adults in Urban Residential Areas: Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and Health Belief Model	15
A Systematic Literature Review on Healthcare Facility Evaluation Methods	15
Rural and Urban Home Modification Program Users: A Comparative Study	14
Evidence-Based Design in the Hospital Environment: A Staff’s Burnout Study in the COVID-19 Era	14
Staff, Patient, and Designer Perspectives on Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Environments: A Pilot Study	13
Impact of Physical Environment of Pediatric Inpatient Wards on Children: A Systematic Literature Review	13
Identifying Built Environment Risk Factors to Provider Workflow and Patient Safety Using Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Pediatric ICU Room	12
Wayfinding in Complex Medical Facilities: The Indexicality of Directional Arrows	12
Investigating Accessibility of Hospitals in Cold Regions: A Case Study of Harbin in China	12
Postoccupancy Evaluation of a New Hospital: The Relationship With Work Engagement	12
Building a Culture of Inquiry in Healthcare Design: Research, Appraisal, and Empowerment Through the RAISE Heuristic Model	11

Costs and Effects of Ineffective Wayfinding in US Hospitals: A Survey of Hospital Staff	11
Evidence-Based Design of Physiotherapy Clinics for Optimized Recovery	11
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Terminology Consistency in EBD	10
Is There an Environment in Virtual Care?	10
Designing Worthy Waiting Spaces: A Cross-Cultural Study of Waiting Room Features and Their Impact on Women’s Affective States	10
A Study of Children's Color Preferences for Consultation Room Furniture	9
Emotional Responses, Decision-Making, and Judgment in First-Time Hospital Lobby Experiences	9
Teaching and Fostering Design Empathy	9
Book Review: Creating urban and workplace environments for recovery and well-being: New perspectives on urban design and mental health Stephan, P., Michael, K., and Jürgen, B. (Eds.).	9
How Milieu Design Impacts Patient Autonomy in Behavioral Health	9
Modeling the Dynamic Outcomes of Infection Prevention Behaviors in an ICU Environment	9
An Important Resolution for Design and Health	9
Impact of the Soundscape on the Physical Health and the Perception of Senior Adults in Senior Care Facilities	9
The Multifaceted Role of Corridors in Residential Care Facilities: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Study With Older Adults	9
Theoretical Integration for Designing Healing ICU Environments: An Interdisciplinary Framework	8
Effect of Reduced Lighting on Psychological Well-Being During a Non-Stress Test in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Study	8
Supportive or Hindering Physical Environments in Hospital Units Dealing With COVID-19 Patients	8
The Effects of the Ward Environment and Language in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Victorian Nurses’ Perspectives	8
A Collaborative Communities-of-Practice Methodology for Environmental Design Research: A Case Study Application in Palliative Care	8
Adults’ Visual Cue Preferences and Wayfinding Abilities in Healthcare Centers	8
Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool—High Care (EAT-HC): Experiences and Practical Implications From Germany, Japan, and Singapore	8
Designing Autonomy and Community: Architects’ Perspectives on Extra Care Housing in the UK	8
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	7
A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework of Biophilic Design Parameters in Clinical Environments	7
Streets and Stress: A Pilot Study on How Quality and Design of Streets Impacts on Urban Stress	7
Elevating Nursing Research for Healthcare Environments	7
Biophilic Design: Healthy Buildings, Healthy Brain	7
Patient Room Design: Engaging Clinical Teams Through Iterative Simulation-Based Evaluation	7
Evaluating Innovative Design Strategies in a Maternity Unit: A Post-Occupancy Evaluation Approach	7
Exploring Campus Configuration and Patient Arrival Behaviors at Large Hospitals: An Integrated Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Protocol	7
Innovate and Validate: Design-Led Simulation Optimization to Test Centralized Registration Feasibility in a Multispecialty Clinic	7
Universal Design, Autonomy, and Psychological Wellbeing of Older Adults With Mobility Disabilities	7
A Systematic Approach to Evidence-Based Design for Measurable Health and Wellness Outcomes: Curating and Translating Evidence to Practice	7
Housing With Care for Older People: A Scoping Review Using the CASP Assessment Tool to Inform Optimal Design	7
The Perceived Support From Light and Color Before and After an Evidence-Based Design Intervention in an Emergency Department Environment: A Quasi-Experimental Study	6
Anesthesia Workspaces for Safe Medication Practices: Design Guidelines	6
Researching Building Materials for Passive Pollution Remediation: The 2025 Latrobe Prize	6
Daylighting and Patients’ Access to View Assessment in the Palestinian Hospitals’ ICUs	6
From Yard to Healing Garden: The Role of Participatory Design in Shaping Therapeutic Landscapes	6
Identifying Optimal Locations for Potential Temporary Community Clinics During Public Health Emergencies	6
Radial Configuration of Hospital Beds Around a Nursing Station Improves Falls Surveillance	6
Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria	6
Book Review: Ship Sanitation, Health and Hygiene: An Approach to Better Welfare for Modern Seafares	6
A Choice-Based Design Approach to Influence Beneficial Use of a Green Space by Family Caregivers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India	6
The Potential Role of the Physical Environment in Telehealth: A Patient-Centered Care Perspective	6
A Systems Approach to Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Healthcare in Emergency Departments: Recommendations From a National Workshop	6
Method to Understand Value Generation in Healthcare Built Environments Based on the Means-End Chain Approach	5
Perspectives on Assessing the Flexibility of Hospitals for Crisis Mode Operations: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands	5
Color and NICU Design	5
Understanding the Influence of Window Views, Plantscapes, and Green Décor in Virtual Reality Hospital Rooms on Simulated Acute-Care Patients’ Stress Recovery and Relaxation Responses	5

Measuring Potential Visual Exposure of Physicians During Shift-End Handoffs and Its Impact on Interruptions, Privacy, and Collaboration	5
Book Review: Environment-behavior studies for healthcare design Suining Ding. (2023). Environment- behavior studies for healthcare design . Routledge, Ta	5
Falls Incidence Compared Between a Multibedded Ward Hospital and a 100% Single-Occupancy Room Hospital: An Uncontrolled Before-After Study	5
A Quarter Century of Evidence-Based Design and Restoring the Influence of Architects	5
Designing for Well-Being in Pediatric Patients Scheduled for Surgery	5
Design Strategies to Foster Improved Experiences for Patients in Rehabilitation	5
Physical Environment Features and Healthcare Interruptions: A Scoping Review Across Clinical Settings	5
Rethinking the Healthcare Facilities: The Role of the Buffer Space	5
Salutogenic Architecture, Non-Therapeutic Environments and the Health of the Elderly: A Systematic Review	5
Adapting to Change: A Systematic Literature Review of Environmental Flexibility in Emergency Departments	5
From Challenges to Innovations: Expert Insights in Pediatric Healthcare Design	5
A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Evidence-Based Design for Aligning Therapeutic and Sustainability Outcomes in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review	5
Investigating the Interplay of Thermal, Lighting, and Acoustics in Intensive Care for Enhanced Patient Well-being and Clinical Outcomes	4
A Comparative Analysis on the Applicability of Current Operating Theater Design Standards in Public Hospitals in Türkiye	4
My (Brief) Foray Into AI (Artificial Intelligence)	4
A Scoping Review of Pediatric Healthcare Built Environment Experiences and Preferences Among Children With Disabilities and Their Families	4
Maternity Healthscapes: Conceptualization and Index Development	4
A Scoping Review of the Impact of Environmental Design on Wayfinding for People With Sensory Impairment	4
A Computational Approach to Estimating Healthcare Contact Surface Material Resilience	4
Hand Hygiene Messaging Design in the Workplace: Views From the Workforce—Introduction	4
Improving the Mental Health of Surgical Teams Through Operating Room Design	4
Development of a Data-Centric Design Thinking Process for Innovative Care Delivery	4
From Stressful to Mindful: Reactions to a Proposed Emergency Department Design for Enhancing Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Among Healthcare Clinical Staff	4
Utilizing Agent-Based Modeling for Optimization of Wayfinding in Hospital: A Case Study	4
Incorporating Patient and Family Perspectives into ICU Environmental Design: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Existing Literature	4
Using Space Syntax Analysis to Measure Patient Aggression Risk	4
Exploring Intergenerational Interactions in Residential Environments: A Systematic Scoping Review	4
Residential Satisfaction and Sense of Belonging Under the ‘Moving-Merging’ Resettlement Strategy in Shanghai	4
Virtual Nursing: A New Care Delivery Model	4
Preliminary Development of Items for a Nurses’ Physical Environmental Stress Scale	4
Spatial Adaptive Measures of the Emergency Departments in Response to the COVID-19 Surge—A Case Study of the Central City Area of Shanghai, China	4
Differences in Nurses’ Satisfaction and Demand for Spatial Design Among Different Departments of Nursing Units: A Case Study in China	4
Constructing Research: A Theoretical Perspective on Research and Creativity in Architecture	4
Biophilic Design and Its Effectiveness in Creating Emotional Well-Being, Green Satisfaction, and Workplace Attachment Among Healthcare Professionals: The Hospice Context	4
The Birth Companions’ Experience of the Birthing Room and How It Influences the Supportive Role: A Qualitative Study	3
Futures and Foresight: A New Leadership Skill for Healthcare Design	3
Investigating the Role of the Physical Environment on Communication Patterns in Emergency Departments During Caregiving for Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Patients	3
Quantitative Study of Indoor Light and Sleep Health in Elderly	3
Influences of High School Physical Learning Environments on Students’ Anxiety in China	3
The Application of Augmented Reality in Simulation-Based Design Evaluations of Trauma Rooms	3
Investigating the Conceptual Model of Child–Nature Interaction in Architectural Spaces Using Grounded Theory	3
Designing Human-Centered Journeys: Design Strategies for Enhancing Wayfinding in Complex Healthcare Environments	3
Evaluation of the Results of a Periodic Environmental Biosecurity Assessment Program on Air Quality in Controlled Environment Rooms of Hospitals	3
Evaluation of Multisensory Interactions Between the Healing Built Environment and Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Stations: Case Study of Tehran Hospitals	3
Evaluating Occupant Light Exposure and Usage Patterns in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit	3
Point of Decision Design to Address Adolescent Overweight and Obesity	3
Emergency Department Environmental Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study	3
Healing Spaces: Healthcare Design Past, Present, and Future	3
Tusler Prize for Published Research Accepting Submissions	3
A Design-Driven Approach Exploring Therapeutic Building-Nature Integration Strategies in Healthcare	3
The Impact of Hospital Design on Time Spent on Nursing Tasks: A Time Motion Study	3
An Explorative Investigation of the Effect of Naturalistic Light on Agitation-Associated Behavior in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Pilot Study	3
Guiding the Lean Design of a Hospital’s New Laboratory: A Case Study	3
Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children	3
An Auditory Sonic Sleep Treatment for Individuals Living With Dementia in a Memory Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Program Evaluation	3
Correlation Between Neighborhood Built Environment and Leisure Walking Time Around a Riverside Park	3
Bridging the Research-to-Practice Divide in Healthcare Design	3
Close the Loop: Business Cases and Economic Evaluations	3
Operating Room Staff Engagement in Design Planning: A Mixed Methods Study of Professional Perspectives in Australia	2
The SCALE Guidelines: A Framework for Standardized Case Reports in Architecture and the Built Environment	2
Can Operating Room Design Make Orthopedic Surgeries Shorter, Safer, and More Efficient?: A Quasi-Experimental Study	2
The Environmental Standards Council: Improving the Environment of Care Through Technology Functional Programming	2
The Role of the Built Environment as a Therapeutic Intervention in Mental Health Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review	2
Housing Accessibility at Home and Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke: An Explorative Study	2
Linking Older Adults’ Psychosocial Well-Being With Objective and Perceived Environments in Slovenia	2
Book review: Nature, design, and health: Explorations of a landscape architect	2
Associations of Surgical Team Communication With the Layout of Physical Space: A Network Analysis of the Operating Room in a Military Medical Center	2
Wayfinding Information Syntheses: A Study of Wayfinding Efficiency and Behavior in Complex Outdoor Institutional Environment	2
Does a Transition to Single-Occupancy Patient Rooms Affect the Incidence and Outcome of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests?	2
Spatial Configuration and Staff Experience in Ambulatory Care: A Comparative Analysis of Linear and Onstage/Offstage Clinic Designs	2
Cross-Cultural Insights into Hospital Design: Chinese Perspectives on Australian Hospitals	2
Enriched Environments in Stroke Units: Defining Characteristics and Limitations	2
Design Considerations for Virtual Reality Intervention for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review	2
Optimizing Nurse Workflow Efficiency: An Examination of Nurse Walking Behavior and Space Accessibility in Medical Surgical Units	2
Challenges to Long-Accepted Beliefs Encourage Us to Think in New Ways	2
A Systematic Review of Research Gaps in the Built Environment of Inpatient Healthcare Settings	2
Exploring Visual Features of Ecological Design in Private Housing: Search for Visual Principles	2
Scoping Review: Association of Inpatient Hospital Design Features With Patients’ Clinical Outcomes	2
Keeping Healthcare Workers Safe During a Pandemic: Evaluating Doffing Area Design for Safer Removal of Personal Protective Equipment	2
How Does the Breastfeeding Environment Affect Satisfaction? A Scale Development Study	2

Executive Summary of Key Concepts	2
Economic Argument for Innovative Design From Valuing Patient-Centered Stroke Rehabilitation	2
Physical Environment Factors Influencing Falls Among Women During Pregnancy	2
Design of Pediatric Outpatient Procedure Environments: A Pilot Study to Understand the Perceptions of Patients and Their Parents	2
Achieving Users’ Needs in the Layout of Diagnostic Imaging Departments	2
Designing a Child-, Family-, and Healthcare Provider–Centered Procedure Room in a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital	2
On the Prospect of a Maggie's Centre for North America	2
Reimagining Workshops	2
A Cross-Sectional Study of Circadian Stimulus in Swedish Radiographers’ Light Environment	2
The Assessment of Long-Term Care Environments for Wayfinding Design	2
Key Flow Processes on Wards	2
Toward a Future Orientation: A Supportive Mental Health Facility Environment	2
Older Adults’ Needs and Wishes for Contact With the Outdoors at Residential Care Facilities: Implications for Theory and Practice	2
Inpatient Corridor Visibility and Care Team Communication	2
Innovation Requires Implementation	2
Blueprints for Better Care: Unveiling the Role of Clinic Design in Enhancing Patient Experience and Efficiency	2
Connectedness to Nature and Professional Quality of Life Among Nurses in South Korea in the Context of COVID-19	2