Design for Health: Applications of Human Factors

Design for Health: Applications of Human Factors delves into critical and emergent issues in healthcare and patient safety and how the field of human factors and ergonomics play a role in this domain. The book uses the Design for X (DfX) methodology to discuss a wide range of contexts, technologies, and population dependent criteria (X’s) that must be considered in the design of a safe and usable healthcare ecosystem. Each chapter discusses a specific topic (e.g., mHealth, medical devices, emergency response, global health, etc.), reviews the concept, and presents a case study that demonstrates how human factors techniques and principles are utilized for the design, evaluation or improvements to specific tools, devices, and technologies (Section 1), healthcare systems and environments (Section 2), and applications to special populations (Section 3).

The book represents an essential resource for researchers in academia as well as practitioners in medical device industries, consumer IT, and hospital settings. It covers a range of topics from medication reconciliation to self-care to the artificial heart.

Uses the Design for X (DfX) methodologyA case study approach provides practical examples for operationalization of key human factors principles and guidelinesProvides specific design guidelines for a wide range of topics including resilience, stress and fatigue management, and emerging technologiesExamines special populations, such as the elderly and the underservedBrings a multidisciplinary, multi-industry approach to a wide range of healthcare human factors issues

Section 1: Devices, Tools, and Healthcare IT

1. Designing for Medical Device Safety

Russell J. Branaghan, Emily A. Hildebrand and L. Bryant Foster

2. Designing for Medication Safety

Sadaf Kazi, Allen R. Chen and Nicole L. Mollenkopf

3. Design for Digital Health

Joseph A. Cafazzo

4. Design for eHealth and Telehealth

Dena Al-Thani, Savio Monteiro and Lakshman S. Tamil

5. Design of Mobile Health Technology

Plinio Pelegrini Morita

6. Design for Effective Care Collaboration

Patrice Dolhonde Tremoulet, Susan Harkness Regli and Ramya Krishnan

Section 2: Healthcare Systems

7. Design for Critical Care

D. Kirk Hamilton

8. Design for Emergencies

Yuval Bitan

9. Design for Resilience

Lisa Sundahl Platt

10. Design for Collaborative Work

Rachel E. Mason and Ashley M. Hughes

11. Design for Stress, Fatigue, and Workload Management

Joseph K. Nuamah and Ranjana K. Mehta

12. Design for Cognitive Support

L.C. Schubel, N. Muthu, D.J. Karavite, R. Arnold and K.M. Miller

13. Design for Improved Workflow

Mustafa Ozkaynak, Blaine Reeder, Sun Young Park and Jina Huh-Yoo

14. Design for Self-Care

Victor P. Cornet, Carly Daley, Luiz H. Cavalcanti, Amit Parulekar and Richard J. Holden

Section 3: Special Population

15. Design for Inclusivity

Natalie C. Benda, Enid Montague and Rupa S. Valdez

16. Design for Global Health

Alessandra N. Bazzano and Shirley D. Yan

17. Design of Health Information and Communication Technologies for Older Adults

Christina N. Harrington, lyndsie Marie Koon and Wendy A. Rogers