Abstract
It has been estimated that 5% of all hospital admissions are a result of avoidable harm from medicines (Hepler & Segal, 2003). This is a similar percentage to that of cancer. In particular, many elderly patients are on a number of medicines, potentially increasing the probability of errors. Around half a million older people in England live in care homes. This project employs a multi-disciplinary team, spanning engineering design, medicine, psychology and ergonomics. Data are being collected from 300 residents across 100 care homes. It is the ergonomics component of the project that is reported here. Through user-centred design and analysis of the whole system, it is anticipated that solutions to some of the medication errors will be identified. The methods adopted, along with some preliminary findings, are described and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contemporary Ergonomics 2007 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics |
| Editors | Philip D. Bust |
| Pages | 481-486 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE2007) - Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Apr 2007 → 19 Apr 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE2007) |
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| Abbreviated title | CE2007 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Nottingham |
| Period | 17/04/07 → 19/04/07 |
