Zeitgeists and development trends in long-term care facility design

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-132

  Wang, Chia Hui ^a   Kuo, Nai Wen ^b  

^a HWA HSIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Healthcare architecture; Long term care; Long term care facility design

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DELPHI STUDY; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LONG-TERM CARE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIVACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 33746056923     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387570.43727.12     Document Type: Article

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