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Research paper thumbnail of Recommendations for supporting Quality of Life in Assisted Living

This newsletter was presented to residents as well as front line and administrative staff in 3 As... more This newsletter was presented to residents as well as front line and administrative staff in 3 Assisted living sites (October 7th and 10th, 2014) in which we conducted our pilot study. Publications from the study are forthcoming.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental issues related to medication errors in long-term care: lessons from the literature

HERD, 2009

Medication errors contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and are associated ... more Medication errors contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and are associated with a considerable cost to the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review and synthesis of the literature on the effect of physical and organizational aspects of the environment on medication and nursing errors in long-term care environments. Extensive database searches were conducted for relevant publications. In total, 46 empirical and 19 nonempirical (descriptive and conceptual) journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports were analyzed. Environmental variables related to medication and nursing errors are: lighting/illumination, noise, inefficient layout or use of space, disorganized medication storage or administration areas, look-alike or sound-alike drugs, and equipment. A supportive physical environment is important to reduce factors that may directly or indirectly contribute to errors. Both physical and organizational environments need to be addr...

Research paper thumbnail of Nurses' perception of single-occupancy versus multioccupancy rooms in acute care environments: An exploratory comparative assessment

Research paper thumbnail of ’Til Divorce Do Us Part: Marriage Dissolution in Later Life

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Revising the senior walking environmental assessment tool

Preventive Medicine, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Use of a Systematic Observational Measure to Assess and Compare Walkability for Older Adults in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon Neighbourhoods

Journal of Urban Design, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Perceptions and Use of Gerotechnology: Implications for Aging in Place

Journal of Housing For the Elderly, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Long-term care physical environments – effect on medication errors

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Eliciting information about organizational culture via laddering

Information Systems Journal, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Environmental Design on Reducing Nursing Errors and Increasing Efficiency in Acute Care Settings: A Review and Analysis of the Literature

Environment and Behavior, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Nurses' perception of single-occupancy versus multioccupancy rooms in acute care environments: An exploratory comparative assessment

Applied Nursing Research, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study on the Effect of Housing Characteristics and Living Arrangements on Well-Being of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Older Adults in Canada

Housing and Society, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Recommendations for supporting Quality of Life in Assisted Living

This newsletter was presented to residents as well as front line and administrative staff in 3 As... more This newsletter was presented to residents as well as front line and administrative staff in 3 Assisted living sites (October 7th and 10th, 2014) in which we conducted our pilot study. Publications from the study are forthcoming.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental issues related to medication errors in long-term care: lessons from the literature

HERD, 2009

Medication errors contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and are associated ... more Medication errors contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and are associated with a considerable cost to the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review and synthesis of the literature on the effect of physical and organizational aspects of the environment on medication and nursing errors in long-term care environments. Extensive database searches were conducted for relevant publications. In total, 46 empirical and 19 nonempirical (descriptive and conceptual) journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports were analyzed. Environmental variables related to medication and nursing errors are: lighting/illumination, noise, inefficient layout or use of space, disorganized medication storage or administration areas, look-alike or sound-alike drugs, and equipment. A supportive physical environment is important to reduce factors that may directly or indirectly contribute to errors. Both physical and organizational environments need to be addr...

Research paper thumbnail of Nurses' perception of single-occupancy versus multioccupancy rooms in acute care environments: An exploratory comparative assessment

Research paper thumbnail of ’Til Divorce Do Us Part: Marriage Dissolution in Later Life

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Revising the senior walking environmental assessment tool

Preventive Medicine, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Use of a Systematic Observational Measure to Assess and Compare Walkability for Older Adults in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon Neighbourhoods

Journal of Urban Design, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Perceptions and Use of Gerotechnology: Implications for Aging in Place

Journal of Housing For the Elderly, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Long-term care physical environments – effect on medication errors

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Eliciting information about organizational culture via laddering

Information Systems Journal, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Environmental Design on Reducing Nursing Errors and Increasing Efficiency in Acute Care Settings: A Review and Analysis of the Literature

Environment and Behavior, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Nurses' perception of single-occupancy versus multioccupancy rooms in acute care environments: An exploratory comparative assessment

Applied Nursing Research, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study on the Effect of Housing Characteristics and Living Arrangements on Well-Being of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Older Adults in Canada

Housing and Society, 2011

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