Applying Human Factors Engineering Methods for Risk Assessment of a Neonatal Incubator
Joint Authors
Ribeiro Custódio, Renata Aparecida
Trzesniak, Clarissa
Pinto Ribeiro Miranda, Renata
Donda Angelini, Guilherme Henrique
Bordón, Jade Souza
Santos Vieira, Leila Cristina
Pereira Mello, Carlos Henrique
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This research aimed to find main users, frequent utilized tasks, major usability problems, and the context of use of a neonatal incubator (NI) present in a neonatal intensive care unit from a Brazilian hospital and to find out the problems faced by a new user.
The chosen methods were the heuristics analysis, contextual investigation, and usability test (UT).
Nurses and technicians are the main users of NIs.
The predominant contexts of use are the admission of newborns and the replacement of the equipment.
Eight selected tasks were performed in the UT, and the most significant problems refer to alarms and configuration of the Air and Skin Modes, because the interface is not intuitive to novice users.
Therefore, mitigating errors should be an investment in human factor engineering methods from the beginning of the product development process to the training of the main users.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ribeiro Custódio, Renata Aparecida& Trzesniak, Clarissa& Pinto Ribeiro Miranda, Renata& Donda Angelini, Guilherme Henrique& Bordón, Jade Souza& Santos Vieira, Leila Cristina…[et al.]. 2019. Applying Human Factors Engineering Methods for Risk Assessment of a Neonatal Incubator. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175400
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ribeiro Custódio, Renata Aparecida…[et al.]. Applying Human Factors Engineering Methods for Risk Assessment of a Neonatal Incubator. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175400
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ribeiro Custódio, Renata Aparecida& Trzesniak, Clarissa& Pinto Ribeiro Miranda, Renata& Donda Angelini, Guilherme Henrique& Bordón, Jade Souza& Santos Vieira, Leila Cristina…[et al.]. Applying Human Factors Engineering Methods for Risk Assessment of a Neonatal Incubator. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175400
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175400