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Evaluation Of Hospital Soundscapes To Improve Patient And Staff Experience, Jay Bliefnick
Evaluation Of Hospital Soundscapes To Improve Patient And Staff Experience, Jay Bliefnick
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Dissertations, Thesis, and Student Research
Hospital soundscapes can be difficult environments to assess acoustically due to the continuous activity within units. Routinely, patients perceive these soundscapes poorly when rating their hospital experience on HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys administered after discharge. In addition, hospital staff can be negatively impacted by the acoustical environments in which they work, affecting both performance and job satisfaction. This doctoral research addressed these issues across three phases by collecting acoustical measurements within three individual hospitals, comparing results with provided patient and staff survey information, and conducting laboratory tests of hospital noise perception. In the first …
Meandering Structures | A Theatrical Take On Sonorous Environments, Jamilah-Renay Bouges
Meandering Structures | A Theatrical Take On Sonorous Environments, Jamilah-Renay Bouges
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
This project studies the distinct patterns of sound created by specific activities on our day to day lives. Ways in which these sounds travel and impact the receptor will directly influence how this project performs and reacts to a given source's stimuli. Once this is understood, the environment of the final proposal will be more easily manipulated into a reflective and absorptive form which molds itself in order to provide more adequate clarity to its audience. This flexible form is applied as an interior skin for a travelling theater supplying a myriad of performing arts and musical acts as determined …