Health Care of Older Adults: The Promise of Human Factors Research

2001 ◽  
pp. 13-24
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Factors Research

Qualitative ergonomics/human factors research in health care: Current state and future directions

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 43-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupa Sheth Valdez ◽  
Kerry Margaret McGuire ◽  
A. Joy Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Human Factors Research

Leveraging Social Media for Human Factors Research in Health Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-85
Author(s):  
Rupa S. Valdez ◽  
Annie T. Chen ◽  
Andrew J. Hampton ◽  
Kapil Chalil Madathil ◽  
Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Human Factors Research

There has been a significant increase in using social media for academic research and there is an opportunity for human factors professionals to incorporate these platforms into their research. Social media platforms provide a rich space to study extant data on health information communication, behaviors, and impacts and to recruit study participants. In this session, panelists will discuss using social media to study health-related topics including health management, gender-based violence, disaster response, self-harm, patient ergonomics, and secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will share how they have collected and analyzed data and recruited study participants from social media platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook. They will also speak to the benefits and challenges of as well as ethical implications for using social media for research. There will be space for a moderated discussion to identify ways social media can be leveraged for human factors research in health care.

Leveraging Health Care Simulation Technology for Human Factors Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1082-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen S. Deutsch ◽  
Yue Dong ◽  
Louis P. Halamek ◽  
Michael A. Rosen ◽  
Jeffrey M. Taekman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Simulation Technology ◽  
Human Factors Research

scholarly journals Older Adults' Needs for Home Health Care and the Potential for Human Factors Interventions

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Mitzner ◽  
Jenay M. Beer ◽  
Sara E. McBride ◽  
Wendy A. Rogers ◽  
Arthur D. Fisk
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Home Health

Technology and Aging

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy A. Rogers ◽  
Aideen J. Stronge ◽  
Arthur D. Fisk
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Cruise Control ◽  
Technology Design ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Future Technologies ◽  
Human Factors Research

Technological advancements have become widespread, and their implementation into products of everyday use is accelerating. Technology has the potential to improve the lives of older adults by increasing their safety, security, and independence in daily life. However, too often older adults' capabilities and limitations are not considered in the design of current and future technologies. In 1990, the National Research Council identified the importance of human factors in the design of technology for an aging population. The goal of this chapter is to review research on aging and technology since that report to determine the contributions of human factors research to issues of aging and technology design. In this chapter we address the extent to which older adults use new technologies, factors to consider in the adoption of technology (e.g., attitudes), the influence of technology design on older adults' performance (e.g., design of input devices), and ways to optimize training for older adults in using new technologies (e.g., age-specific instructional designs). We then review emerging areas of research that may direct the focus of human factors research in the next decade. These areas of research include ubiquitous computing (e.g., home monitoring systems), health care technologies (e.g., telehealth), robotics (e.g., Nursebot), and automated systems (e.g., cruise control). Finally, we consider opportunities and challenges to human factors research as the field continues to address the questions of optimizing technology for older adult users.

Older Adults' Needs for Home Health Care and the Potential for Human Factors Interventions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Mitzner ◽  
Jenay M. Beer ◽  
Sara E. McBride ◽  
Wendy A. Rogers ◽  
Arthur D. Fisk
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Home Health

Seizing the Moment: Translating Human Factors Research into Patient Safety Interventions

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (16) ◽  
pp. 1433-1437
Author(s):  
Thomas Sheridan ◽  
Emilie Roth ◽  
James Battles ◽  
Meghan Dierks ◽  
John Gosbee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Safety Interventions ◽  
Human Factors Research

The word is out. Doctors, nurses, and health care administrators have heard of human factors. They don't quite understand it, but they are willing to listen if they can see convincing evidence that it can help. To be effective instruments of change the human factors community needs to understand better what motivates physicians and nurses and hospitals to change, and how the health care system works. They need to get closer to the market, learn how to communicate with hospitals and medical practitioners, discover the opportunities for human factors services, and learn how to deal with the health care community to change the culture of blame to one of systems understanding and improvement. It is to that end that this panel was organized. The panel brought together managers, research funders, policy makers and medical educators who are actively engaged in trying to improve patient safety in hospitals to discuss needs, opportunities, and challenges to performing human factors research addressing health care concerns and translating the results of the research into practical interventions.

Interdisciplinary Therapy Assessments for the Older Adult

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Lynn Chatfield ◽  
Sandra Christos ◽  
Michael McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Standardized Testing ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Evidenced Based ◽  
Changing Economy

In a changing economy and a changing industry, health care providers need to complete thorough, comprehensive, and efficient assessments that provide both an accurate depiction of the patient's deficits and a blueprint to the path of treatment for older adults. Through standardized testing and observations as well as the goals and evidenced-based treatment plans we have devised, health care providers can maximize outcomes and the functional levels of patients. In this article, we review an interdisciplinary assessment that involves speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy to work with older adults in health care settings. Using the approach, we will examine the benefits of collaboration between disciplines, an interdisciplinary screening process, and the importance of sharing information from comprehensive discipline-specific evaluations. We also will discuss the importance of having an understanding of the varied scopes of practice, the utilization of outcome measurement tools, and a patient-centered assessment approach to care.

Auditory Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridhar Krishnamurti
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorder ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Clinical Protocols ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Auditory Dysfunction

Alzheimer's disease is neurodegenerative disorder which affects a growing number of older adults every year. With an understanding of auditory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease, the speech-language pathologist working in the health care setting can provide better service to these individuals. The pathophysiology of the disease process in Alzheimer's disease increases the likelihood of specific types of auditory deficits as opposed to others. This article will discuss the auditory deficits in Alzheimer's disease, their implications, and the value of clinical protocols for individuals with this disease.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document