Healthcare equity in focus: bridging gaps through a spatial analysis of healthcare facilities in Irbid, Jordan.

In the Irbid Governorate, Jordan, equitable healthcare facility distribution is vital to ensuring healthcare accessibility and improving public health outcomes. This study investigated the spatial distribution, accessibility, and conformity of healthcare facilities to the Ministry of Health standards to identify areas requiring improvement. Using geographic information systems (GIS), three spatial analyses were conducted: nearest neighbor analysis, buffer analysis, and service area analysis.

Evaluating airflow dynamics in common vertical circulation spaces of a multi-floor apartment building for mitigating airborne infection risks: A CFD modeling study.

As more people increasingly inhabit indoor spaces, the importance of interior environment design has grown significantly. The focus of this research is to assess the air flow and air change per hour (ACH) within common service vertical circulation spaces in apartment buildings, emphasizing the potential role of these spaces in mitigating airborne infections. The intricate relationships between the design parameters of these spaces and variables related to air circulation are examined.

Investigations into the impact of nursing unit layout on critical care nurses.

Background: Nurses' work environment has apparent implications for maximizing their productivity, satisfaction, and improving patient care.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the influence of three nursing unit spatial layouts on critical care nurses' satisfaction and walking behavior at a university hospital.

Methods: The research used a comparative design by administering a standardized questionnaire, recording walking steps and distances using pedometers, and tracking nurses' walking behavior.

A Study of Workspace Design Characteristics Exemplified by Nurses' Satisfaction Within Three Intensive Care Units in a University Hospital.

Background: The critical conditions of intensive care patients require providing them with a higher acuity of care. Thus, it is essential to focus on critical care nurses and improve their work environment in a way that maximizes productivity, collaboration, satisfaction, and leads to improved patient care.

Purpose: This study aims to explore the role the workplace layout design play in determining nurses' satisfaction in three intensive care units (ICUs) at a university hospital.

Spatial Influences on Team Awareness and Communication in Two Outpatient Clinics: a Multiple Methods Study.

Background: Healthcare organizations are moving their primary care teams out of private offices into shared workspaces for many reasons, including teamwork improvement and cost reduction.

Objective: Identify the specific aspects of layout and design that enable two fundamental processes of high-functioning teams: communication and situation awareness.

Design: This was a multi-method study employing qualitative interviews, floor plan analysis, observations, behavior mapping, and surveys.

The impact of clinic design on teamwork development in primary care.

Background: Traditional clinic design supports a high-volume, hierarchical practice model. New design models are evolving to foster a high-functioning team delivery model.

Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine whether new design models, specifically colocation, improve care team development.