Environmental Design for Patient Families in Intensive Care Unites

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2010Author
Rashid, Mahbub
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multi-science publishing
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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The purpose of this paper is to define the role of environmental design in improving family
integration with patient care in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). It argues that it is necessary to
understand family needs, experience and behavioral responses in ICUs to develop effective
models for family integration. With its two components—the “healing culture” promoting
effective relationships between caregivers and care seekers, and the “environmental design”
supporting the healing culture—a “healing environment of care” can be an effective family
integration model. This paper presents evidence showing how environmental design may affect
families in ICUs, and proposes design recommendations for creating a healing environment of
care promoting family integration in ICUs.
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This is the publisher's version, which is also available electronically from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.1.3.367
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Rashid M. “Environmental Design for Patient Families in Intensive
Care Units,” Journal of Healthcare Engineering – Special issue on
critical care and intensive care unit. July 2010, 1(3), 367-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.1.3.367
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