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Hospital Facilities as Work Environments: Evaluation Studies in the Operating, Radiology, and Emergency Departments in Seven Finnish General Hospitals.

PB96170774

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Teikari, M.
Page Count	203
Abstract	The study comprises a comparative evaluation of the physical working environment in the operating, radiology, and emergency departments in seven Finnish general hospitals. Six examples of each department type were chosen for the study. All departments have been taken into use during the last ten years. The emphasis is on the comformity of the environment to the requirements of the staff. The effects of non-physical work-related factors on the environmental appraisals are also considered. The theoretical framework consists of environmental stress and action theories. Special quality requirements for the physical working environment in hospitals are formulated. An overview of the historical evolution of hospital buildings, general considerations of hospitals as work environments, and descriptions of the planning principles of the researched departments are included.
Keywords	Hospitals Work environments Medical personnel Finland Evaluation Operating Radiology Emergency Foreign technology
Source Agency	Helsinki University of Technology
NTIS Subject Category	44U - Health Care Delivery Organization & Administration
Corporate Authors	Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Espoo (Finland). Dept. of Architecture.
Supplemental Notes	Also pub. as Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Espoo (Finland). Dept. of Architecture rept. no. PUB-1995/7.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199614

Hospital Facilities as Work Environments: Evaluation Studies in the Operating, Radiology, and Emergency Departments in Seven Finnish General Hospitals.

Hospital Facilities as Work Environments: Evaluation Studies in the Operating, Radiology, and Emergency Departments in Seven Finnish General Hospitals.
PB96170774

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Teikari, M.
Page Count	203
Abstract	The study comprises a comparative evaluation of the physical working environment in the operating, radiology, and emergency departments in seven Finnish general hospitals. Six examples of each department type were chosen for the study. All departments have been taken into use during the last ten years. The emphasis is on the comformity of the environment to the requirements of the staff. The effects of non-physical work-related factors on the environmental appraisals are also considered. The theoretical framework consists of environmental stress and action theories. Special quality requirements for the physical working environment in hospitals are formulated. An overview of the historical evolution of hospital buildings, general considerations of hospitals as work environments, and descriptions of the planning principles of the researched departments are included.
Keywords	Hospitals Work environments Medical personnel Finland Evaluation Operating Radiology Emergency Foreign technology
Source Agency	Helsinki University of Technology
NTIS Subject Category	44U - Health Care Delivery Organization & Administration
Corporate Authors	Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Espoo (Finland). Dept. of Architecture.
Supplemental Notes	Also pub. as Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Espoo (Finland). Dept. of Architecture rept. no. PUB-1995/7.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199614