ArticleJournal of environmental psychology2023
Effects of the physical environment on children and families in hospital-based emergency departments: A systematic literature review.
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- A Systematic Review of Built Environment Interventions to Improve Patient and Staff Outcomes in Emergency Department Mental and Behavioral Healthcare.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of psychosensory interventions for the management of pediatric pain, fear, and distress during emergency care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- An Exploration of Australian Radiographers' Perceptions of and Experiences With Imaging Autistic People.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2026Article
- Healthcare staff evaluation of an emergency department mental health room: a Virtual reality study.Building research and information · 2026Article
- How Healthcare Professionals Perceive Emergency Pediatric Care Provision in Two Public Hospitals in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
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- Development of Paediatric-Friendly Care Assessment Scale in Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Comparative effectiveness of DistrACTION Cards and Buzzy for pain relief during intravenous infusion in preschool children in Korea: a quasi-randomized controlled trial.Child health nursing research · 2025Article
- The Impact of the Environment on Pediatric Patients During Computed Tomography Exams: Experience from a Tertiary Center.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated input-, throughput-, and output factors at two hospitals in Sweden.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Community Caregivers' Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Child-Centered Care: A Qualitative Study Exploring Pediatric Hospitalization Through Children's Perspectives.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Seeking Care for Children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in the Emergency Department: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of Parents' Experiences and Information Needs.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2024Review
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Abstract
Every year, millions of children seek care in emergency departments (EDs) for various conditions. Though the physical environment of the ED provides the context and setting for care delivery, influences workflows, and shapes interactions between users, the noisy, sterile, stimulating nature of the ED can be counter-therapeutic to pediatric patients and families. This systematic literature review investigates this complex dynamic and asks how the physical environment of emergency departments affects children and their families or guardians. Using PRISMA methods, this review searched four databases to identify and analyze twenty-one peer-reviewed articles that explored the impacts of the physical environment of hospital-based EDs on children or family members. Several themes emerged from the literature - concerning control, positive distractions, family and social supports, and designing for a safe and comfortable experience - that illustrate opportunities for future ED design and highlight knowledge gaps and avenues for future research.
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