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About The Projects

Principal Investigator, Upali Nanda, Ph.D., of American Art Resources, was awarded funds from CHD for Improving the Waiting Experience in the Emergency Department: A Two-Phase Study. This study is expected to run through the beginning of March 2010, while the report's estimated publication date is November 2010. The aim of this study is to advance the theory and practice of the use of visual images in healthcare art and design, with a focus on improving the waiting experience of patients in the emergency department. A two-phase study on the identification and implementation of appropriate visual imagery for emergency department waiting rooms will be utilized as the study design:

• Phase 1: A literature review on the existing evidence on stress reducing visual imagery, with new insights from the field of neuroscience, as relevant to the emotional experience of waiting in the emergency department (ED).
• Phase 2: Application of findings of the literature review by designing visual intervention conditions for 2 emergency departments in the Houston area, and analyzing the impact on patient experience via observational studies and analysis of survey data in pre-post research design.

Results will be compiled into a comprehensive summary of the literature, matrix of reviewed studies, findings from case-studies, and recommendations for healthcare designers. The cross-disciplinary team involved in the project is expected to include experts on healthcare art and design, healthcare administrators, research scholars from the cognitive sciences, and clinical research personnel f
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