Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA; Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Appl Ergon. 2021 Jan;90:103279. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103279. Epub 2020 Oct 10.
We present a novel view of transitions from the lens of patient ergonomics (the "science of patient work"), which posits that patients and other non-professionals perform effortful work towards health-related goals. In patient work transitions, patients experience changes in, for example, health, task demands, work capacity, roles and responsibilities, knowledge and skills, routines, needs and technologies. Medication transitions are a particularly vulnerable type of patient work transitions. We describe two cases of medication transitions-new medications and medication deprescribing-in which the patient work lens reveals many accompanying changes, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for human factors and ergonomics.
我们从患者工效学（“患者工作的科学”）的角度提出了一种看待转变的新观点，即患者和其他非专业人员为实现与健康相关的目标而付出努力。在患者工作的转变中，患者会经历例如健康状况、任务需求、工作能力、角色和责任、知识和技能、常规、需求和技术的变化。药物转换是一种特别脆弱的患者工作转变类型。我们描述了两种药物转换情况——新药物和药物减量——在这两种情况下，患者工作视角揭示了许多伴随的变化、脆弱性和人为因素与工效学的机会。
