Development and Testing of a Usability Checklist for the Evaluation of Control Interfaces of Electrical Medical Beds

Bacchin, Davide; Pluchino, Patrik; Orso, Valeria; Sardena, Marcello; Malvestio, Marino; Gamberini, Luciano

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77820-0_1

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“…For the components in contact with the patients, caregivers also address the need to create soft or smooth surfaces, including control panels. Indeed, our study shows that designers need to take care of caregivers’ interest in providing a comfortable stay for patients [ 87 , 88 ] and the importance of usable push-button panels [ 89 ]. The latter should be easy to grip and provide appropriate feedback, as the literature suggests for other technological devices [ 90 , 91 , 92 ].…”

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Co-Design in Electrical Medical Beds with Caregivers

Bacchin

Pernice

Pierobon

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Among the plethora of instruments present in healthcare environments, the hospital bed is undoubtedly one of the most important for patients and caregivers. However, their design usually follows a top-down approach without considering end-users opinions and desires. Exploiting Human-centered design (HCD) permits these users to have a substantial role in the final product outcome. This study aims to empower caregivers to express their opinion about the hospital bed using a qualitative approach. For a holistic vision, we conducted six focus groups and six semi-structured interviews with nurses, nursing students, social-health operators and physiotherapists belonging to many healthcare situations. We then used thematic analysis to extract the themes that participants faced during the procedures, providing a comprehensive guide to designing the future electrical medical bed. These work results could also help overcome many issues that caregivers face during their everyday working life. Moreover, we identified the User Experience features that could represent the essential elements to consider.

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