The new study is focusing on the impact of relocating beds within patient rooms, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website.
Gresham, Smith and Partners recently published the peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Environmental Psychology on patient visibility.
The study found that giving patients greater privacy by making the heads of their beds less visible from outside the room resulted in fewer patient complaints about noise.
Although not statistically significant, the study also found an increase in fall rates in the lower-visibility rooms.
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