Evidence-Based Ergonomics for Patient Rooms: Addressing Needs for Staff, Patients, Family, and Visitors

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lavender S ; Sanders E ; Sommerich C
• Description:
  In a four-year National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-sponsored research program, this team aimed to address the ergonomic needs of all occupational stakeholders working in medical/surgical patient rooms. This research process included focus groups and interviews with stakeholder groups, full-scale mock-up room design sessions, full-scale room layout review sessions with patients and visitors, and full-scale room layout review sessions with occupational stakeholders to identify potential conflicts that need to be considered in the design process. This presentation will focus on the principles and recommendations that should be considered by those engaged in the design of new or remodeled healthcare facilities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hospitals Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Hospital Equipment Human Factors Engineering Patient Handling Work Environment
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051993
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Healthcare Design Expo and Conference, November 11-14, 2017, Orlando, FL. Concord, CA: The Center for Health Design; 2017 Nov; :E101
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20120701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Healthcare Design Expo and Conference, November 11-14, 2017, Orlando, FL
• End Date:
  20170630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211630/cdc_211630_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.19 MB ]