Durosaiye, I.O. orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-7443, Hadjri, K. orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-8396, Lasanthi Liyanage, C. et al. (1 more author) (2020) Developing, validating and testing a ward environment assessment tool : WEAT. Journal of Nursing Management, 28 (3). pp. 548-558. ISSN 0966-0429
Abstract
Aims
To develop, validate and test a ward environment assessment tool (WEAT) for post-occupancy evaluation of hospital wards from the perspectives of ward nurses, using Person-Environment fit theory.
Background
It is argued that as the needs and expectations of various user groups of healthcare facilities would vary, so would the tools to measure the suitability of the architectural design features of these healing environments for different groups of users. However, a review of relevant literature revealed that there is a dearth of assessment tools to appraise the adequacy of healthcare facilities for nursing staff.
Methods
Extant literature was reviewed to construct WEAT. Twenty ward nurses were interviewed to obtain user perspectives on the ward environment. Post-occupancy evaluation of three hospital wards was undertaken to validate and test WEAT.
Results
WEAT: A new post-occupancy evaluation tool was created.
Conclusions
WEAT measures the impacts of ward environment on nurses in four personal constructs; namely physical, cognitive, sensory and universal.
Implications for Nursing Management
WEAT is an innovative management decision-making tool for ward managers, who may use its results to argue for workspace redesign with facilities managers, explore job readjustments with occupational health nurses, and review job description with human resource managers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Nursing Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | architectural design features; hospital ward; personal constructs; Person‐Environment fit theory; Post‐occupancy evaluation; ward nurse |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2020 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2021 12:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jonm.12956 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156137 |
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