Using an integrative mock-up simulation approach for evidence-based evaluation of operating room design prototypes

Healthy Communities Research Institute, College of Architecture and Environmental Design
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Abstract
This paper describes the process and tools developed as part of a multidisciplinary collaborative simulation based approach for iterative design and evaluation of operating room (OR) prototypes. Full-scale physical mock-ups of healthcare spaces offer an opportunity to actively communicate with and to engage multidisciplinary stakeholders in the design process. While mock-ups are increasingly being used in healthcare facility design projects, they are rarely evaluated in a manner to support active user feedback and engagement. Researchers and architecture students worked closely with clinicians and architects to develop OR design prototypes and engaged clinical end-users in simulated scenarios. An evaluation toolkit was developed to compare design prototypes. The mock-up evaluation helped the team make key decisions about room size, location of OR table, infra-room zoning, and doors location. Structured simulation based mock-up evaluations conducted in the design process can help stakeholders visualize their future workspace and provide active feedback.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.011
Publication Date
2018-07
Publication Title
Applied Ergonomics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
70
First Page
288
Last Page
299
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Healthy Communities Research Institute
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
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Bayramzadeh, S., Joseph, A., Shultz, J., & Abernathy, J. (2018). Using an integrative mock-up simulation approach for evidence-based evaluation of operating room design prototypes (1–). Applied Ergonomics. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.011
Bayramzadeh, Sara, Anjali Joseph, Jonas Shultz, and James Abernathy. 2018. “Using an Integrative Mock-up Simulation Approach for Evidence-Based Evaluation of Operating Room Design Prototypes”. Applied Ergonomics. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.011.
Bayramzadeh, Sara, et al. Using an Integrative Mock-up Simulation Approach for Evidence-Based Evaluation of Operating Room Design Prototypes. Applied Ergonomics, July 2018, https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.011.