HOME MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN FOR THE ELDERLY

老年人家用医疗器械设计

• 批准号: 3487851
• 负责人: RICHARD T KELLY
• 金额: $ 4.14万
• 依托单位: PACIFIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GROUP
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-09-01 至 1991-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3487851
• 关键词: biomedical equipment resource; clinical biomedical equipment; home health care; human old age (65+); self care

The aging American Population is exerting increasing demands on an already overburdened and costly health care system. Home health care is an alternative that has considerable promise alleviating burdens and costs. Medical devices utilizing advanced technology will be an increasing factor in home health care. An important issue concerns the ability of older people to operate these devices safely and effectively. This research proposal addresses this issue by (a) characterizing the cognitive, sensory, and physical capabilities and limitations of the elderly that can impact upon the operation of home medical devices and (b) applying cognitive engineering and human factors analyses to selected home medical devices and their instructional materials. The Phase I research will identify and evaluate device design and instructional factors that critically affect device use by the elderly. This research will provide valuable information for (a) improving device design and instructional material guidelines for elderly users, (b) recommending technological innovations such as on-line help systems and voice technology, and (c) expanding the scope of in vitro self-testing, (d) suggesting federal guidelines for requisite device features, and (e) tailoring the user-device interface to elderly users.

美国人口老龄化对已经存在的问题提出了越来越高的要求 医疗保健系统负担过重且费用昂贵。 家庭保健是 一种有望减轻负担和成本的替代方案。 利用先进技术的医疗设备将成为一个日益增长的因素 在家庭保健方面。 一个重要的问题是老年人的能力 人们安全有效地操作这些设备。 本研究提案通过 (a) 描述这一问题来解决这个问题 认知、感觉和身体能力以及局限性 可能影响家庭医疗设备操作的老年人以及 (b) 将认知工程和人为因素分析应用于选定的家庭 医疗设备及其教学材料。 第一阶段研究 将识别和评估设备设计和教学因素 严重影响老年人使用设备。 这项研究将为（a）改进设备提供有价值的信息 老年用户的设计和教学材料指南，(b) 推荐技术创新，例如在线帮助系统和 语音技术，(c) 扩大体外自测范围，(d) 就必要的设备功能提出联邦指南，以及 (e) 为老年用户定制用户设备界面。