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The Patient Factor : Applications of Patient Ergonomics, Paperback / softback Book

The Patient Factor : Applications of Patient Ergonomics Paperback / softback

Edited by Rupa S. (University of Virginia, Virginia) Valdez, Richard J. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN) Holden

Paperback / softback

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Patients are increasingly encouraged to take an active role in managing their health and health care.

New technologies, cultural shifts, trends in healthcare delivery, and policies have brought to the forefront the "work" patients, families, and other non-professionals perform in the pursuit of health.

This volume closely examines notable application areas for the emerging discipline of Patient Ergonomics – the science of patient work. The Patient Factor: Applications of Patient Ergonomics, Volume II reviews the definition of Patient Ergonomics and discusses the application of Patient Ergonomics across contexts.

It analyzes patient work performed in emergency departments, transitions of care, home and community settings, retail pharmacies, and online communities.

It also examines applications to groups including veterans, pediatric patients, older adults, the underserved, and people engaged in health promotion. The Patient Factor is ideal for academics working in health care and patient-centered research, their students, human factors practitioners working in healthcare organizations or at technology companies, frontline healthcare professionals, and leaders of healthcare delivery organizations.

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