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Health and Social Care Systems of the Future: Demographic Changes, Digital Age and Human Factors

Proceedings of the Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety, HEPS, 3-5 July, 2019 Lisbon, Portugal

  • Reports on cutting-edge research for improving working conditions and patient safety
  • Presents advantages and challenges of intelligent system application
  • Describes strategies for e-ergonomics and e-occupational health services

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Table of contents (43 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Main Lectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Beyond the Five Senses: A Synaesthetic-Design Approach to Humanize Healthcare Environments

      • Emília Duarte, Davide Antonio Gambera, Dina Riccò
      Pages 16-22
  3. Healthcare Ergonomics and Human Factors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Ergonomic Study of Nursing Tasks in Surgical Hospital Services

      • Paula Carneiro, Alberto Villarroya, Ana Colim, Madalena Torres, Pedro Arezes
      Pages 29-36
    3. Hospital Physical Demands and Non-specific Low Back Pain

      • Florentino Serranheira, Mafalda Sousa-Uva, F. Heranz, F. Kovacs, Ema Sacadura-Leite, António Sousa-Uva
      Pages 56-62
    4. Alarm Response in Critical Care: Obstacles for Compliance

      • Rosana Sanz-Segura, Elif Özcan
      Pages 73-81
    5. “Work as Done in the Emergency Department Response to CBRN Events: A Comparative Study”

      • Saydia Razak, Sue Hignett, Jo Barnes, Graham Hancox
      Pages 82-89
    6. Improving Ergonomics Competences in the Social and Health Care Sector in Finland

      • Leena Tamminen-Peter, Elina Östring, Erja Sormunen
      Pages 90-98
    7. A Mixed Methods Study to Understand Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Research Protocol

      • Gubing Wang, Armagan Albayrak, Annoesjka Cabo, Richard Goossens, Jef Mol, Barbara Wijnand et al.
      Pages 109-117

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About this book

This book discusses how digital technology and demographic changes are transforming the patient experience, services, provision, and planning of health and social care. It presents innovative ergonomics research and human factors approaches to improving safety, working conditions and quality of life for both patients and healthcare workers. Personalized medicine, mobile and wearable technologies, and the greater availability of health data are discussed, together with challenges and evidence-based practice. Based on the Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety conference, HEPS2019, held on July 3-5, 2019, in Lisbon, Portugal, this book offers a timely resource for graduate students and researchers, as well as for healthcare professionals managing service provision, planners and designers for healthcare buildings and environments, and international healthcare organizations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Laboratório de Ergonomia, CIAUD, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Teresa Patrone Cotrim

  • Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Florentino Serranheira, Paulo Sousa

  • Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

    Sue Hignett

  • Centre for Patient Safety, Tuscany, Italy

    Sara Albolino

  • Careggi University Hospital, Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety Center, Tuscany, Italy

    Riccardo Tartaglia

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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