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Advancing theory and practice through collaborative research in environmental gerontology.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Taneli, Yavuz Kovach, Christine R. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Linking specifics of health care environments and health outcomes has long been documented as an area of interest for nurses. Florence Nightingale is credited for drastically improving mortality rates of British and allied soldiers in a hospital established in the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War (1854) by focusing on this association. Her Notes on Nursing (Nightingale, 1859) sums up her observations of improved sanitary conditions, air quality, quantity and quality of noise, among other variables, as well as mechanisms by which these impact patient health. She was instrumental in establishing performance measures in health care and making comparisons across environments possible. Gerontological nurses traditionally conduct research that examines human responses to health and illness within a holistic framework. Contextual factors are included or controlled in the research design and analysis phases. When considering physiological, social, or economic variables, nurses often collaborate with scientists with depth of expertise in these specific fields. Nurses do not, however, often collaborate with architects and experts in environmental gerontology. Yet, many factors within the immediate environment, including home, public, and community environments, can influence human responses, particularly when individuals are ill, frail, or cognitively impaired (Geboy, 2009). In the current editorial, approaches to studying the environment in gerontological research studies are described, and specific variables that are salient for this population are outlined. |
| Starting Page | 58 |
| Ending Page | 60 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3928/19404921-20150224-01 |
| PubMed reference number | 25844630 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/rgn/2015-3-8-2/%7Bbe92dc61-65cc-4caa-9ff9-a1bb37a4de75%7D/advancing-theory-and-practice-through-collaborative-research-in-environmental-gerontology.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20150224-01 |
| Journal | Research in gerontological nursing |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
