Academic Bibliography

 Search 200 years of publications by Ghent University researchers.
Advanced search
2 files | 34.83 MB
Add to list
  1. Search results
  2. How does the built environment affect...

How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center

Margo Annemans, Delfien Van Dyck (UGent) and Ann Heylighen
(2024) APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 116.
Author
Organization
Abstract
Physical activity benefits patients in rehabilitation yet comes with various safety issues. The built environment impacts on both safety and physical activity. We aim to explore the role of the built environment in safety issues related to being physically active in rehabilitation. We conducted a case study at a free-standing rehabilitation center for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, neurologic, or locomotor issues. Patients participated in two interviews supported by activity tracking data. Care professionals participated in focus group interviews respectively with two therapists and four head nurses. Accessibility and physical barriers, visual connections and (in)dependence, and spatial familiarity are important themes when identifying aspects of the built environment in relation to reducing safety issues patients encounter during physical activity. Raising awareness about each of these among care and design professionals could help them to balance safety issues in relation to physical activity and to communicate about them in a nuanced way.
Keywords
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Engineering (miscellaneous), Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Built environment, Patient safety, Physical activity, Qualitative research, Rehabilitation center, FALLS, PREVENTION, NURSES, CARE

Downloads

  • Download
    (...).pdf
    • full text (Published version)
    • |
    • UGent only
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 12.23 MB
  • Download
    Annemans ea-2024-Safety and rehabilitation.pdf
    • full text (Accepted manuscript)
    • |
    • open access
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 22.60 MB

Citation

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:

MLA
Annemans, Margo, et al. “How Does the Built Environment Affect Patient Safety in Relation to Physical Activity? Experiences at a Rehabilitation Center.” APPLIED ERGONOMICS, vol. 116, 2024, doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104214.
APA
Annemans, M., Van Dyck, D., & Heylighen, A. (2024). How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center. APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104214
Chicago author-date
Annemans, Margo, Delfien Van Dyck, and Ann Heylighen. 2024. “How Does the Built Environment Affect Patient Safety in Relation to Physical Activity? Experiences at a Rehabilitation Center.” APPLIED ERGONOMICS 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104214.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Annemans, Margo, Delfien Van Dyck, and Ann Heylighen. 2024. “How Does the Built Environment Affect Patient Safety in Relation to Physical Activity? Experiences at a Rehabilitation Center.” APPLIED ERGONOMICS 116. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104214.
Vancouver
1.
Annemans M, Van Dyck D, Heylighen A. How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center. APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2024;116.
IEEE
[1]
M. Annemans, D. Van Dyck, and A. Heylighen, “How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center,” APPLIED ERGONOMICS, vol. 116, 2024.
@article{01HRC1BN7BVF59KNR92PW2M8GF,
  abstract     = {{Physical activity benefits patients in rehabilitation yet comes with various safety issues. The built environment impacts on both safety and physical activity. We aim to explore the role of the built environment in safety issues related to being physically active in rehabilitation. We conducted a case study at a free-standing rehabilitation center for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, neurologic, or locomotor issues. Patients participated in two interviews supported by activity tracking data. Care professionals participated in focus group interviews respectively with two therapists and four head nurses. Accessibility and physical barriers, visual connections and (in)dependence, and spatial familiarity are important themes when identifying aspects of the built environment in relation to reducing safety issues patients encounter during physical activity. Raising awareness about each of these among care and design professionals could help them to balance safety issues in relation to physical activity and to communicate about them in a nuanced way.}},
  articleno    = {{104214}},
  author       = {{Annemans, Margo and Van Dyck, Delfien and Heylighen, Ann}},
  issn         = {{0003-6870}},
  journal      = {{APPLIED ERGONOMICS}},
  keywords     = {{Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Engineering (miscellaneous),Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality,Human Factors and Ergonomics,Built environment,Patient safety,Physical activity,Qualitative research,Rehabilitation center,FALLS,PREVENTION,NURSES,CARE}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{9}},
  title        = {{How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104214}},
  volume       = {{116}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}
Altmetric
View in Altmetric
Web of Science
Times cited: