A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
@article{Ulrich2008ARO, title={A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design}, author={R. Ulrich and C. Zimring and Xuemei Zhu and J. DuBose and Hyun-bo Seo and Young-Seon Choi and Xiaobo Quan and Anjali Joseph}, journal={HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal}, year={2008}, volume={1}, pages={125 - 61} }
Objective: This report surveys and evaluates the scientific research on evidence-based healthcare design and extracts its implications for designing better and safer hospitals. [...] Key Method The review followed a two-step process, including an extensive search for existing literature and a screening of each identified study for the relevance and quality of evidence. Results: This review found a growing body of rigorous studies to guide healthcare design, especially with respect to reducing the frequency of…Expand
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