Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences, Technology, and Management, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 1986 / Bibliography: leaves 143-154. / by Christopher Granger Atkeson. / Ph. D. / Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences, Technology, and Management, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

本文主要目的在探討B.T.Mccallum & J.K.Whitaker (1979)及T.M.Supel (1981)、A. Benavie & R.Froyen(1985)等，含有理性預期精神下的權衡性政策與自動穩定因子之 有效性的理論與驗證。 本文實證期間自民國六十四年第一季至民國七十四年第四季，而估計方法上，則採用 普通最小平方法、二階段最小平方法、三階段最小平方法等三種估計。 全文結構共分為六章： 第一章：緒論。 第二章：B.T.Mccollum & J.K.Whitaker(1979) 之權衡性財政政策與自動穩定因子之 相對有效性的理論。 第三章：T.M.Supel (1981)對Mccallum & Whitaker 模型，修正後之租稅指標模型。 第四章：A.Benavie & R.Froyen (1985) 對Mccallum & Whitaker 模型，修正後之最 適貨幣及財政穩定因子模型。 第五章：上述模型於民國六十四年第一季至民國七十四年第四季在台灣的驗證。 第六章：結論與建議。

Since the 1960s, researchers have been exploring how the design of the built environment impacts the health and well-being of occupants and users. By the 1980s, further research began to focus on healthcare facilities in particular and how design could influence patient healing and medical staff performance (Alfonsi, 2014). Evidence-Based Design (EBD) is "the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes" (CHD, 2016). The desired outcomes of Evidence-Based Design recommendations include improvements in the following: patient healing, patient experience and comfort, medical staff performance, and medical staff job satisfaction (CHD, 2017). Extensive research has been done on the subject of EBD; however, the question remains whether or not the latest research findings are being utilized by the design and construction industries in practice. The purpose of this research is to determine whether or not the latest scientific knowledge and research findings are being implemented into hospital renovation projects by the healthcare design and construction industries. A list of recommendations from existing EBD literature was compiled. Construction documents from 30 recent healthcare facility renovation projects across the United States were then obtained and analyzed. The findings indicate that EBD recommendations are being adopted in practice at consistently high levels. These findings also reveal that there are still areas of potential improvement which could inform those who influence or determine building and design codes, standards, and guidelines. The results are instructive to owners, designers, and contractors by providing a glimpse into how well the industry is recognizing and implementing known best practices. The findings likewise open up new opportunities for further research which could lead to additional improvement in the healthcare facilities of the future.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-144)