Shah Syed Ghulam Sarwar, Robinson Ian
Centre for the Study of Health and Illness, School of Social Sciences and Law, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2007 Winter;23(1):131-7. doi: 10.1017/S0266462307051677.
This study investigated the benefits of and barriers to user involvement in medical device technology development and evaluation.
A structured review of published literature in peer-reviewed journals was conducted.
This literature review revealed that the main benefits of user involvement were an increased access to user needs, experiences, and ideas; improvements in medical device designs and user interfaces; and an increase in the functionality, usability, and quality of the devices. On the other hand, resource issues, particularly those of time and money were found the key impediments to involving users in the development and evaluation of medical device technologies. This study also has categorized both the benefits of and barriers to user involvement.
The involvement of users in medical device technology development and evaluation requires resources, which are limited; however, this involvement is essential from both users and manufacturers perspectives.
本研究调查了用户参与医疗设备技术开发和评估的益处及障碍。
对同行评审期刊上发表的文献进行了结构化综述。
该文献综述表明,用户参与的主要益处包括更多地了解用户需求、体验和想法;改进医疗设备设计和用户界面;以及提高设备的功能、可用性和质量。另一方面,资源问题,尤其是时间和资金问题,被发现是让用户参与医疗设备技术开发和评估的关键障碍。本研究还对用户参与的益处和障碍进行了分类。
用户参与医疗设备技术开发和评估需要资源,而资源是有限的;然而,从用户和制造商的角度来看,这种参与都是必不可少的。