HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Article	Citations
Intensive Care Unit Built Environments: A Comprehensive Literature Review (2005–2020)	31
Design Thinking for Healthcare: Transliterating the Creative Problem-Solving Method Into Architectural Practice	27
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
SARS-CoV-2 Viability on 16 Common Indoor Surface Finish Materials	21
Telemedicine Implementation in COVID-19 ICU: Balancing Physical and Virtual Forms of Visibility	21
Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Visual Access to Nature and Nurse Burnout	19
Code Lavender: Designing Healthcare Spaces to Enhance Caregiver Wellness	19
Benefits of Indirect Contact With Nature on the Physiopsychological Well-Being of Elderly People	17
Patients’ and Nurses’ Experiences of All Single-Room Hospital Accommodation: A Scoping Review	15
The Impact of Restrictive Family Presence Policies in Response to COVID-19 on Family Integrated Care in the NICU: A Qualitative Study	14
Data-Driven Design Strategies to Address Crowding and Boarding in an Emergency Department: A Discrete-Event Simulation Study	14
Architecture and Mental Disorders: A Systematic Study of Peer-Reviewed Literature	13
Best Practices for Modeling Egocentric Social Network Data and Health Outcomes	13
Hospital Greenspaces and the Impacts on Wayfinding and Spatial Experience: An Explorative Experiment Through Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) Techniques	13
Built Environment Airborne Infection Control Strategies in Pandemic Alternative Care Sites	13
Hospital Outdoor Spaces as Respite Areas for Healthcare Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic	12
Women’s Experiences of Physical Features in a Specially Designed Birthing Room: A Mixed-Methods Study in Sweden	12
Built Environment and Self-Rated Health: Comparing Young, Middle-Aged, and Older People in Chengdu, China	12
Efficiency and Teamwork in Emergency Departments: Perception of Staff on Design Interventions	12
COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Rapid Review of Infection Correlates and Impacts on Mental Health and Behaviors	12
In the Moment: Fostering Mindfulness and Reducing Stressors in the Healthcare Workplace	11
The Physical Hospital Environment and Its Effects on Palliative Patients and Their Families: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis	11
Healing Architecture in Healthcare: A Scoping Review	10
A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework of Biophilic Design Parameters in Clinical Environments	10
Japanese Translation and Validation of the Environmental Assessment Tool–Higher Care	10

The Impact of the Healthcare Environment on Patient Experience in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review to Understand the Implications for Patient-Centered Design	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
German Translation, Linguistic Validation, and Cultural Adaptation of the Environmental Audit Tool—High Care	9
Understanding Older Adults’ Perception and Usage of Indoor Lighting in Independent Senior Living	9
Dementia-Friendly Design: A Set of Design Criteria and Design Typologies Supporting Wayfinding	9
Music in Waiting Rooms: A Literature Review	9
Lighting the Patient Room of the Future: Evaluating Different Lighting Conditions for Performing Typical Nursing Tasks	8
Study of the Physical Environment of Waiting Areas and Its Effects on Patient Satisfaction, Experience, Perceived Waiting Time, and Behavior in China	8
Visual Arts in Children’s Hospitals: Scoping Review	8
Designing Palliative Care Facilities to Better Support Patient and Family Care: A Staff Perspective	8
Evidence-Based Design in the Hospital Environment: A Staff’s Burnout Study in the COVID-19 Era	8
Can Physical Design Help Reduce Loneliness in the Elderly? A Theoretical Exploration	8
Influence of Hospital Outdoor Space on Physiological Electroencephalography (EEG) Feedback of Staff	8
Mental Health Outcome Measures in Environmental Design Research: A Critical Review	8
The Role of Healthcare Facility Design on the Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals: A Literature Review	7
Exploring Methodological Approaches of Experimental Studies in the Field of Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Review	7
Development of Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Practice in Botanical Garden for People With Mental Health Disorders	7
Uncovering Social Issues Through Photovoice: A Comprehensive Methodology	7
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	7
Wandering Eyes: Using Gaze-Tracking Method to Capture Eye Fixations in Unfamiliar Healthcare Environments	7
Color Coding the “Labyrinth”: How Staff Perceived a Two-Part Intervention to Improve Wayfinding in an Adult Emergency Department	6
The Impact of a Dementia-Friendly Garden Design on People With Dementia in a Residential Aged Care Facility: A Case Study	6
Small Garden, Big Impact: Emotional and Behavioral Responses of Visitors to a Rooftop Atrium in a Major Hospital	6
Walking in Your Culture: A Study of Culturally Sensitive Outdoor Walking Space for Chinese Elderly Immigrants	6
Hospital Outdoor Spaces: User Experience and Implications for Design	6
Do Home and Community Environments Explain Self-Rated Health Among Older Canadians? Evidence From the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey	6
Assessing the Supportiveness of Healthcare Environments’ Light and Color: Development and Validation of the Light and Color Questionnaire (LCQ)	6
Architecture for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Therapists	6
Seeing Is Believing: Using Eye-Tracking Devices in Environmental Research	6
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Healthcare Design	6
Stroke Patients’ Free-Time Activities and Spatial Preferences During Inpatient Recovery in Rehabilitation Centers	5
Comparing User Perceptions of Surgical Environments: Simulations in a High-Fidelity Physical Mock-Up Versus a Postoccupancy Evaluation	5
Can Healing Architecture Increase Safety in the Design of Psychiatric Wards?	5
Evaluations for New Healthcare Environment Commissioning and Operational Decision Making Using Simulation and Human Factors: A Case Study of an Interventional Trauma Operating Room	5
Hospital Architecture in Spain and Italy: Gaps Between Education and Practice	5
Effects of Biophilic Nature Imagery on Indexes of Satisfaction in Medically Complex Physical Rehabilitation Patients: An Exploratory Study	5
The Built Environment Influence on Resilient Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review of Design Knowledge	5
Effects of Landscape Types and Complexity Along Path on Mental Restoration	5
A Study of Workspace Design Characteristics Exemplified by Nurses’ Satisfaction Within Three Intensive Care Units in a University Hospital	5
Assessing Preferences and Perceived Restorative Qualities of Break Spaces for Nurses in China	5
Wayfinding Information Syntheses: A Study of Wayfinding Efficiency and Behavior in Complex Outdoor Institutional Environment	5
Perceived Usability of Seating in an Outpatient Waiting Area: A Combined Approach Utilizing Virtual Reality and Actual Seating Prototypes	5
Mapping Healthcare Spaces: A Systematic Scoping Review of Spatial and Behavioral Observation Methods	5
Coping and Caregiving: Leveraging Environmental Design to Moderate Stress Among Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department Setting	5
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	5
Adults’ Visual Cue Preferences and Wayfinding Abilities in Healthcare Centers	5
COVID-19 and the Need for More Accessible and Designed Hospital Outdoor Spaces in Developing Countries	5
Evidence-Based Design for Workplace Violence Prevention in Emergency Departments Utilizing CPTED and Space Syntax Analyses	4
Seating in Doctors’ Waiting Rooms: Has COVID-19 Changed Our Choices?	4
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Patient Room Design: Identifying Safety Risks in Mirrored Rooms Through a Graphical Systems Analysis	4

Views of Greenery and Psychological Well-Being in Residential Aged Care Facilities: Longitudinal Associations	4
The Influence of Physical Environmental Factors on Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities in Northeast China	4
Seasonal Variations in the Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Nature	4
Impact of Birthing Room Design on Maternal Childbirth Experience: Results From the Room4Birth Randomized Trial	4
The Continuous Learning Cycle: A Multi-phase Post-occupancy Evaluation (POE) of Decentralized Nursing Unit Design	4
Investigating the Influences of Healthcare Facility Features on Wayfinding Performance and Associated Stress Using Virtual Reality	4
Measuring Potential Visual Exposure of Physicians During Shift-End Handoffs and Its Impact on Interruptions, Privacy, and Collaboration	4
Investigating the Feasibility of Multisensory Environments to Improve the Assisted Bathing Experience for Veterans With Dementia: A Clinical Trial	4
The Healthcare Workspace: Understanding the Role of Decentralized Nursing Stations, Corridors, and Huddle Spaces as Locations for Teamwork in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	4
The Psychological Supportive Design Features in Hospitals: Case of a Public Jordanian Hospital in Amman	4
Patient-Flow Analysis for Planning a Focused Hospital Layout: Tampere Heart Hospital Case	4
Improving Ambulatory Surgery Environments: The Effects on Patient Preoperative Anxiety, Perception, and Noise	4
Structural Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infections in Intensive Care Unit	4
Reactivating Hospital, Active Patients Through Special Design	4
Exploring Older Adults’ Nighttime Trips to the Bathroom Under Different Lighting Conditions: An Exploratory Field Study	4
A Systematic Literature Review on Healthcare Facility Evaluation Methods	4
Emergency Physicians’ Workstation Design: An Observational Study of Interruptions and Perception of Collaboration During Shift-End Handoffs	4
Lighting the Patient Room of the Future: Evaluating Different Lighting Conditions From the Patient Perspective	3
Clinical and Social Isolation: Begging for Design Solutions	3
Background Music’s Impact on Patients Waiting in Surgery and Radiology Clinics	3
Toward Building Surge Capacity: Potentially Effective Spatial Configurations in Emergency Departments	3
Falls Incidence Compared Between a Multibedded Ward Hospital and a 100% Single-Occupancy Room Hospital: An Uncontrolled Before-After 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
SPECTRa: An Online Tool for Simulating Prehospital Patient Care	3
Evaluating the Impact of a Multisensory Environment on Target Behaviors of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Aging-in-Place: Residents’ Attitudes and Floor Plan Potential in Apartment Buildings From 1990 to 2015	3
Building for Better Health: Reflections on Architecture Research for Care and Health	3
Postoccupancy Evaluation of a Neighborhood Concept Redesign of an Acute Care Nursing Unit in a Planetree Hospital	3
Influence of Evidence-Based Design Strategies on Nurse Wellness	3
Housing Accessibility at Home and Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke: An Explorative Study	3
Do Simulated Hospital Admissions Reflect Reality? A Qualitative Study of Volunteer Well-Being During a 24-Hr Simulated Hospitalization	3
Evidence-Based Design in Architectural Education: Designing the First Maggie’s Centre in Israel	3
COVID-19 in Long-Term Care: The Built Environment Impact on Infection Control	3
Research Methods Used in Evidence-Based Design: An Analysis of Five Years of Research Articles From the HERD Journal	3
Making Space for Midwifery in a Hospital: Exploring the Built Birth Environment of Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit	3
Effects of a Decentralized Nursing Model on Patient Outcomes in Two Rural Community Hospitals	3
A National Look at Hospital Bed Tower Design	3
Are We Ready for “The Year of Design for Health”?	3
Influences of Physical Layout and Space on Patient Safety and Communication in Ambulatory Oncology Practices: A Multisite, Mixed Method Investigation	3
Determining the Number of Bariatric Beds Needed in a U.S. Acute Care Hospital	3
Space Use and the Physical Attributes of Acute Care Units: A Quantitative Study	3
Person-Centered Care: An International Dialogue	3
Environmental Physical and Perceived Quality in Hospice	3
Barriers, Enablers, and Consumer Design Ideas for Health Literacy Responsive Hospital Waiting Areas: A Framework Method Analysis	3
Investigating Accessibility of Hospitals in Cold Regions: A Case Study of Harbin in China	3
A Broad Study to Develop Maternity Units Design Knowledge Combining Spatial Analysis and Mothers’ and Midwives’ Perception of the Birth Environment	3
Effects of Micro Architectural Environmental Interventions on Handwashing Compliance of Adolescents: A School-Based Intervention Trial	3
Interior Environments in Long-Term Care Units From the Theory of Supportive Design	3
Resilient Hospital Design: From Crimean War to COVID-19	3
Perceptions of Psychotherapy Waiting Rooms: Design Recommendations	3
Lessons Learnt From a Greenfield Hangar-Based 1,000-Bedded Temporary Hospital in India	3
The Reorganization of a Psychiatric Unit During COVID-19: A Reflection for Psychiatric Hospital Design	3
Designing for Family Engagement in Neonatal ICUs: How Is the Interior Design of Single-Family Rooms Supporting Family Behaviors, From Passive to Active?	2
Comparing Sources of Disruptions to Telemedicine-Enabled Stroke Care in an Ambulance	2
Designing a Child-, Family-, and Healthcare Provider–Centered Procedure Room in a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital	2
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	2
Therapeutic Hospital Gardens: Literature Review and Working Definition	2
E. O. Wilson: A Legacy of “Biophilia”	2
Evaluating an Inpatient Created Art Installation on Perceptions of the Physical Environment, Health Status, and Rehabilitation Motivation	2
Comfort Equals Nurturing: Young People Talk About Mental Health Ward Design	2
Evaluation of Multisensory Interactions Between the Healing Built Environment and Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Stations: Case Study of Tehran Hospitals	2
Does the Laminar Airflow System Affect the Development of Perioperative Hypothermia? A Randomized Clinical Trial	2
Built Environment Design Interventions at the Exits of Secured Dementia Care Units: A Review of the Empirical Literature	2
Impact of the Soundscape on the Physical Health and the Perception of Senior Adults in Senior Care Facilities	2
Differential Effects of a Global Public Health Crisis on Physical Activity: Evidence From a Statewide Survey From the United States	2
Understanding “Work as Done”: Using a Structured Video-Based Observational Method to Understand and Model the Role of the Physical Environment in Complex Clinical Work Systems	2
A Scoping Review of Pediatric Healthcare Built Environment Experiences and Preferences Among Children With Disabilities and Their Families	2
Analyzing the Layout of Long-Term Care Facilities: A Psycho-Spatial Approach	2
The Perceived Support From Light and Color Before and After an Evidence-Based Design Intervention in an Emergency Department Environment: A Quasi-Experimental Study	2
Housing With Care for Older People: A Scoping Review Using the CASP Assessment Tool to Inform Optimal Design	2
Revisiting Healing Environments: Islamic Interior Elements in Hospital Rooms in North Africa	2
The 2021 Clemson University Academy of Nursing Excellence in Healthcare Design Conference: Local to Global - Research, Design and Solutions for Healthcare	2
Evaluation of the Results of a Periodic Environmental Biosecurity Assessment Program on Air Quality in Controlled Environment Rooms of Hospitals	2
Optimal Design of Paired Built Environment Interventions for Control of MDROs in Acute Care and Community Hospitals	2
A Comparison of Hospital Area Measurement in Germany, Canada, Australia, and the United States: Part 1	2
A Computational Approach to Estimating Healthcare Contact Surface Material Resilience	2
Specialty Space: Breast Care Centers	2
Potential Space in Hospitals: Insight From a Health Psychologist	2
Changes of Walking Activity During the First Cycle Phases of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Seoul, Korea	2
Anesthesia Workspaces for Safe Medication Practices: Design Guidelines	2

Integrating the Environmental Domain Into the Nursing Well-Being Model: A Call to Action	2
Physical Environment as a Tool in Caring for the Hospitalized Patient: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Experiences in Hospitals	2
Streets and Stress: A Pilot Study on How Quality and Design of Streets Impacts on Urban Stress	2
Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool—High Care (EAT-HC): Experiences and Practical Implications From Germany, Japan, and Singapore	2
Why an Evidence-Based Design Process Makes Sense; or Just Do What’s Right	2
Patient Perceptions of Landscape and Abstract Art in Inpatient Cardiac Units: A Cross-Sectional Survey	2
Moving Toward Person-Centered Care: Valuing Emotions in Hospital Design and Architecture	2
Systematic Review on Environmental Design for Adaptive and Problem Behaviors of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	2
Lessons Learned From Decentralization of an Elective Surgery Medical-Surgical Unit	1
Evaluating the Effective Factors of Hospital Rooms on Patients’ Recovery Using the Data Mining Method	1
Renovating Healthcare Facility Maintenance Planning: A Case Study From Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)	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
Toward Healthy Underground Spaces: A Review of Underground Environmental Design Factors and Their Impacts on Users' Physiological and Psychological Health	1
Placing Users at the Center: Evaluating Exam Room Design for Improved User Experience	1
Navigating the Maze: Caregivers Perception on Design Elements to Improve Wayfinding for Older Adults With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities	1
Wayfinding in Complex Medical Facilities: The Indexicality of Directional Arrows	1
Home Triad: A New Exploration of Home for People Living With Dementia Based on Lefebvre’s Spatial Triad	1
Innovate and Validate: Design-Led Simulation Optimization to Test Centralized Registration Feasibility in a Multispecialty Clinic	1
Perspectives on Assessing the Flexibility of Hospitals for Crisis Mode Operations: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands	1
Architectural Design Qualities of an Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital to Benefit Patients and Staff	1
Virtual Nursing: A New Care Delivery Model	1
“A National Look at Hospital Bed Tower Design”: A Commentary	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
Staff participation in design with multiple tools: Impact on design and POE results	1
Study on Collision Detection Techniques for the Informed Design of Natural Views in Healthcare Environments	1
Hierarchy of Evidence: An Appraisal Tool for Weighting the Evidence in Healthcare Design Research Based on Internal Validity	1
From Stressful to Mindful: Reactions to a Proposed Emergency Department Design for Enhancing Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Among Healthcare Clinical Staff	1
The Display of Medical Information: Content, Format, and Subjective Experience	1
“We Have Outgrown Our Space; Our Facility Is Old and Falling Apart”: Physical Design Implications to Address the Needs and Priorities of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)	1
Clinic Design for Safety During the Pandemic: Safety or Teamwork, Can We Only Pick One?	1
Drive-Through Urgent Care Centers: Could They Be the Future of Healthcare Facilities?	1
Infection Prevention and the Protective Effects of Unidirectional Displacement Flow Ventilation in the Turbulent Spaces of the Operating Room	1
An Evaluation of Toxic Properties of Woody Landscape Plants Used in Hospital Garden Design	1
Lean Design of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient Room for Efficient and Safe Care Delivery	1
Rethinking the Healthcare Facilities: The Role of the Buffer Space	1
Assessing Spatial User Experience for Design Guidelines: A Comparative Study of Outpatient Waiting Rooms With Conventional Versus Modern Features	1
The Assessment of Long-Term Care Environments for Wayfinding Design	1
Nursing Home Adoption of CDC and ASHRAE COVID-19 Built Environment Recommendations: A Characterization Study of Colorado Nursing Home Facilities	1
Key Flow Processes on Wards	1
Does Perceived Control Matter in the Outpatient Waiting Room?	1
Guiding the Lean Design of a Hospital’s New Laboratory: A Case Study	1
Healthcare Goes Digital: Designing for the Convergence of the Digital and Physical Environment—Implications for Design Professionals	1
The Children’s Hospital of the Future: A Vision That Meets All Needs	1
Understanding Experience of Patients With Highly Infectious Diseases During Extended Isolation: A Design Perspective	1
Using Space Syntax Analysis to Measure Patient Aggression Risk	1
Visibility and Accessibility of Hand Hygiene Stations and Fatigue Among Nurses Working in Long-Term Care (LTC) During the COVID-19 Pandemic	1
Analysis of Factors Historically Affecting Innovation in Hospital Building Design	1
Evaluation of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Ability of Medical Buildings in Harbin, China	1
Research Needed on Single-Bed Versus Multi-Bed Inpatient Rooms in Response to COVID-19	1
Residential Environments for Older Persons: A Comprehensive Literature Review (2005–2022)	1
A Structured Literature Review on the Research and Design of Rehabilitation Environments	1
Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children	1
A Systematic Approach to Evidence-Based Design for Measurable Health and Wellness Outcomes: Curating and Translating Evidence to Practice	1
Reimagine the ICU: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on How Environments (Can) Promote Patient Well-Being	1
The Influence of Exposure to Nature on Inpatient Hospital Stays: A Scoping Review	1
My (Brief) Foray Into AI (Artificial Intelligence)	1
Challenging Behavior in Context: A Case Study on How People, Space, and Activities Interact	1
Hospitalized Patients’ Sleep Quality Compared Between Multioccupancy Rooms and Single-Patient Rooms	1
Evidence, Bioethics, and Design for Health	1
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Township Hospitals in the Severely Cold Areas of China	1
Associations of Surgical Team Communication With the Layout of Physical Space: A Network Analysis of the Operating Room in a Military Medical Center	1