Optimizing Radiology Reading Room Design: The Eudaimonia Radiology Machine.

ABSTRACT: Physical and mental stressors on radiologists can result in burnout. Although current efforts seek to target the issues of burnout and stress for radiologists, the impact of their physical workspace is often overlooked. By combining evidence-based design, human factors, and the architectural concept of the Eudaimonia Machine, we have developed a redesign of the radiology reading room that aims to create an optimal workspace for the radiologist. Informed by classical principles of well-being and contemporary work theory, Eudaimonia integrates concerns for individual wellness and efficiency to create an environment that fosters productivity. This layout arranges a work environment into purposeful spaces, each hosting tasks of varying degrees of intensity. The improved design addresses the ra

SUBMITTER: Larsen EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature