Habib Chaudhury

TL;DR: Findings suggest that familiarity of the social and physical environment promotes involvement in activities that provides a sense of continuity for people with dementia, with implications for their quality of life and personhood.

TL;DR: In this article, growing evidence suggests that the performance of dementia is not a biomedical phenomenon with a trajectory of irrevocable decline related to neurodegenerative changes, but rather a behavioral phenomenon.

TL;DR: Among older adults, reminiscences to revive old problems and to fill a void of stimulation were associated with lower life satisfaction and greater psychiatric distress, while those for death preparation and to foster conversation were linked with higher life satisfaction.

TL;DR: The analysis reveals that private patient rooms reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, allow for greater flexibility in operation and management, and have positive therapeutic impacts on patients.

Abstract: Private patient rooms have become the industry standard in the United States based on the assumption that they reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections, facilitate patient care and management, and afford greater therapeutic benefits for patients. The objective of this article is to reviewand analyze the existing literature to identify the empirical evidence related to the advantages and disadvantages of single versus multiple-occupancy patient rooms in hospitals. Three substantive areas were identified for synthesis of the review: (a) first and operating cost of hospitals, (b) infection control, and (c) health care facility management and hospital design and therapeutic impacts. The analysis reveals that private patient rooms reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, allow for greater flexibility in operation and management, and have positive therapeutic impacts on patients. This review highlights the need to consider room occupancy issues along with other patient care issues and environmental and management policies.