scholarly journals A Proposed LEED Standard for Indoor Acoustical Quality

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Jensen ◽  
Bruce Fischer ◽  
Tim Wentz ◽  
Germano Camara
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Initial Design

Acoustical quality of the indoor environment is increasingly being recognized as important in commercial, residential and institutional building design. Unwanted sound is the most prevalent annoyance in many modern structures, leading to increased stress, loss of productivity and decreased quality of life for building occupants. The authors propose a minimum LEED standard for acoustical quality which can be incorporated into initial design or employed as a post-construction evaluation tool.

scholarly journals Application of Green Building Ideas in Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Xiaozong
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Spiritual Civilization ◽  
Environment And Development

With the deterioration in living environment and development in spiritual civilization, green building has been promoted and applied. Facing with the gradually increasing quality of life, public have made many demands on the living environment and indoor environment has been paid more and more attention. In order to better promote the green building concept, in addition to do in-depth research on ecological technology, considerations from many areas such as environment, demand, energy saving, and etc. have to be taken, so as to better achieve the green building design. In this paper, based on an overview of green building design, analysis of the application of green building ideas in design has been done, hoping to provide some references to relevant staff.

scholarly journals Measuring Disability Inclusion Performance in Cities Using Disability Inclusion Evaluation Tool (DIETool)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataša Rebernik ◽  
Marek Szajczyk ◽  
Alfonso Bahillo ◽  
Barbara Goličnik Marušić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Political ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Technical Developments

Cities are exposed to a growing complexity, diversity and rapid socio-technical developments. One of the greatest challenges is as of how to become fully inclusive to fit the needs of all their citizens, including those with disabilities. Inclusive city, both in theory and practice, still lacks attention. Even in the context of ambitious contemporary concepts, such as smart and sustainable city, the question remains: Do smart and sustainable cities consider inclusiveness of all their inhabitants? Among numerous evaluation systems that measure city’s smartness, sustainability or quality of life, those tackling inclusion are very rare. Specifically, disability inclusion is hardly covered. This may be one of the reasons why cities struggle with applying disability inclusion to practice in a holistic and integrative way. This paper proposes a Disability Inclusion Evaluation Tool (DIETool) and Disability Inclusion Performance Index (DIPI), designed to guide cities through a maze of accessibility and disability inclusion related requirements set within the political, legislative and standardization frameworks. The testing in two European cities shows that the tool is beneficial for providing diagnosis as to how disability friendly a city is, and as such offers an opportunity for designing informed corrective measures towards disability inclusive city design.

Knee-Specific Quality-of-Life Instruments

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1450-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Tanner ◽  
Katie N. Dainty ◽  
Robert G. Marx ◽  
Alexandra Kirkley
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
International Knee Documentation Committee ◽  
Meniscal Tears ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Life Instrument ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Quality Of Life Instruments

Background Knee-specific quality-of-life instruments are commonly used outcome measures. However, they have not been compared for their ability to detect symptoms and disabilities important to patients. Study Design Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 1. Methods Subjective portions of 11 knee-specific instruments were consolidated. The frequency and importance of each item were assessed. One hundred fifty-three patients with anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, isolated meniscal tears, or osteoarthritis were polled. Instruments were ranked according to the number of items with high mean importance, high frequency importance product, and low mean importance, and according to the number endorsed by at least 51% of patients. Results For anterior cruciate ligament tears, the Mohtadi quality-of-life instrument scored highest in 3 categories. For meniscal tears, the Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool scored highly in all 4 categories. For osteoarthritis, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scored highly in 4 categories. Of the general knee instruments, the International Knee Documentation Committee Standard Evaluation Form and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score scored favorably. Conclusion The Mohtadi quality-of-life instrument, Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index—disease-specific instruments—contain many items important to patients. Of general knee instruments studied, the International Knee Documentation Committee Standard Evaluation Form and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score contain the most items important to patients. Clinical Relevance This study guides clinicians and researchers in selecting instruments that ensure that the patient's perspective is considered for outcome studies involving 3 common knee disorders.

Impact of the built environment and care services within rural nursing homes in China on quality of life for elderly residents

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1170-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyu Yu ◽  
Guixia Ma ◽  
Xiaoyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Nursing ◽  
Daily Care ◽  
Care Services

Purpose The ageing of rural Chinese populations is challenging health and social policy, driving growth in rural nursing homes. Living environment plays a role in enhancing elderly quality of life (QoL), however, the impact of the built environment and care services are under-studied. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the built environment and care services on the QoL of elderly people within rural nursing homes in China. Design/methodology/approach A total of 242 residents of nursing home were surveyed, of which 76 percent were male and 24 percent were female. In total, 25.6 percent were aged between 60 and 69, 40.1 percent between 70 and 79, 31 percent between 80 and 89, and 3.3 percent were 90 or above. Quantitative data were analyzed through factor analysis, reliability test and multiple regression modeling. Findings The authors identified six built environment factors (room distance, space, barrier-free design, indoor environment, fire safety, and support facilities) and three services factors (i.e. daily care services, cleaning services, and healthcare services). QoL was measured over four dimensions: QoL, physical health, psychological health, and social relationships. Elderly QoL could be accurately predicted from room distance, space, barrier-free design, indoor environment, daily care services, and cleaning services. Practical implications Interventions in design of the built environment and the provision of care services are proposed, including dimensions of living space, heating, and provisions for qualified care providers. Originality/value This paper provides a clear picture about elderly special requirements on their built environment and healthcare services, helping architects, engineers and facilities managers understand elderly needs and improve built environment during design and operation stages.

scholarly journals Treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis with Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy – PIPAC-OPC2

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Graversen ◽  
Sönke Detlefsen ◽  
Jon Asmussen ◽  
Bassam Mahdi ◽  
Claus Fristrup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis ◽  
Complete Response ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Response Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Colorectal Origin

AbstractBackgroundPeritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a common endpoint in both gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal cancers, and PC is treated as other systemic metastases – unfortunately with disappointing results and considerable side-effects. Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a new method of applying traditional chemotherapy, and preliminary data indicate that PIPAC is safe, able to stabilize or improve quality of life, and can induce an objectively measurable reduction in disease burden in PC.MethodsPIPAC-OPC2 is a prospectively controlled Phase II, single center, one-arm, open-label clinical trial investigating the treatment effect of PIPAC in patients with histological or cytological proven PC from gastrointestinal, ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer. Eligible patients will receive PIPAC in series of three using a combination of doxorubicin (1.5 mg/m2) and cisplatin (7.5 mg/m2) for non-colorectal cancer patients (PIPAC C/D), and oxaliplatin (92 mg/m2) in patients with PC of colorectal origin (PIPAC OX). Patients are monitored by: (1) repeated measurements of the Peritoneal Regression Grading Score (PRGS) in biopsies obtained from metal clips marked areas, (2) Quality-of-Life (QoL) questionnaires, (3) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and (4) Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI). Adverse events and surgical complications will be recorded according to the 30 days definition.ResultsThe primary outcome of PIPAC-OPC2 is to evaluate if PIPAC can induce major or complete response (PRGS 1 or 2) within a series of three PIPAC procedures. Secondarily this study investigates changes in QoL and MRI as a staging and response evaluation tool. The secondary outcomes will be used to create a model that may predict which of the patients will benefit from PIPAC treatment.ConclusionsIt is expected that PIPAC directed therapy can induce major or complete response in 50 % of patients with PC of colorectal origin and in 30 % of patients with PC of non-colorectal origin – and at the same time stabilize or even improve quality of life. This trial may provide data regarding the utility of MRI as a staging and response evaluation tool in patients with PC.Trial registrationThe study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03287375 and the European Clinical Trials Database (EudraCT) number 2016-003394-18.

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