Person-centered health care design
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Person-centered health care design
Routledge, 2021
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Summary: "Disease, injury, or congenital disorders result in an inability to perform activities of daily living as effectively as others. Most of these activities take place within and are dependent upon the designed environment. This book presents the specialized area of person-centered health care design, which focuses on a person's design needs because of one or more health conditions and requires foundational knowledge pertaining to infection control, bio physiology, neuroscience, and basic biomechanics. Whether the designer has engaged in person or condition-centered design, this book examines the causes that bring about health conditions, such as autoimmune disorders, chronic lung disease, muscular dystrophy, and neurological disorders, and the effects these have on a person's quality of life. Over forty various heath conditions are discussed in relation to assorted building typologies-schools, group homes, rehabilitation and habilitation centers, and more-to identify design solutions for modifying each
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introducing the Health Care Designer
- 2. Evolving Beliefs, Lifestyles, and Diseases
- 3. Body Insults
- 4. Muscular Disorders, Joint Deterioration, and Skeletal Dysplasias
- 5. Autoimmune Diseases
- 6. Allergens and Sensitivity Disorders
- 7. Chronic Lung Diseases
- 8. Acquired Brain Injuries
- 9. Sensory Deficits
- 10. Cognitive Disabilities
- 11. Neurological Disorders
- 12. Dementias
- 13. Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Disorders
- 14. Psychosis and Neurosis
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