Human Factors in Usability and Health Technologies

<p>Human interactions with products/equipment, tasks, environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medical professionals, hospital staff, patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Computing and innovative design</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Complexity of systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater emphasis on work/workplace and on devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Well-being and quality of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Larger systems and task structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overall environment and culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Designing systems to match human capabilities and limitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inefficient workflow or poorly designed tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Details of interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Keys too hard to press or awkwardly spaced</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ambient level</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Structure and organization of tasks within larger systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matching system components to human capabilities and limitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three levels of focus in human factors are micro, macro, and ambient. The micro-level focuses on the details of interaction, such as the design of a computer keyboard and how the keys feel. The macro-level looks at larger systems and how tasks are structured within them, for example, how the worker's job is designed in an office. The ambient level considers the overall environment in which people interact with products and systems, such as lighting, noise levels, and room temperature in an office environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The goal of human factors in designing systems and system components is to match the capabilities and limitations of humans who use them, and to optimize working and living conditions to make technology better by adapting it to fit human capabilities and limitations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human factors aims to make technology better for people by changing or creating it to fit what people are good at and not so good at, ensuring that the technology is easy to use and helps people work better.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the ambient level, human factors consider factors such as lighting, noise levels, room temperature, and the overall culture of the workplace in which people interact with products and systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human factors is increasingly important because it focuses on optimizing working conditions to make technology better by adapting it to fit human capabilities and limitations, ultimately aiming to improve the overall well-being and productivity of individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) focuses on computing and innovative design, while Human Factors (HF) focuses on any system with a greater emphasis on work/workplace and on devices, with patient safety as a core issue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human Factors is increasingly important due to the diversity of user groups, complexity of systems, increased use of technology, increased costs of human error, and societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary focus of Human Factors is on human beings and their interactions with products/equipment, tasks, and environments at micro, macro, and ambient levels. The goals are to optimize working conditions and design systems that match the capabilities and limitations of humans who use them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life, such as the perception of greater quality in Japanese and European cars, has hurt the sales of North American cars, highlighting how consumer preferences driven by well-being and quality perceptions can impact industries and emphasize the importance of Human Factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human Factors contributes to the improvement of patient safety by focusing on the usability and impact of health-related technologies and systems on diverse user groups, including medical professionals, hospital staff, and patients, with patient safety as a core issue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>lighting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>usability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>HF</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>important</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Micro-level = Details of interaction Macro-level = Structure and organization Ambient level = Environmental context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Design systems to match human capabilities = Optimize working &amp; living conditions Optimize working &amp; living conditions = Make technology easy to use Make technology better = Fit what people are good at and not so good at Study how technology helps people work better = Fit what people are good at and not so good at</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discomfort or typing errors related to keyboard design = Micro-level Decreased productivity or job dissatisfaction related to workflow design = Ambient level Poor ambient conditions related to workplace environment = Ambient level</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lighting, noise levels, room temperature = Ambient level Role in the company, workflow, work organization = Macro-level Details of interaction with products and systems = Micro-level Culture of the workplace = Ambient level</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matching system components to human capabilities and limitations = Design systems to match human capabilities Making technology better by fitting it to what people are good at and not so good at = Make technology better Making sure technology is easy to use and helps people work better = Optimize working &amp; living conditions Studying how technology helps people work better = Make technology better</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human Factors = Culture of the workplace Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) = Computing and innovative design</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diversity of user groups = Increased 'costs' of human error Complexity of systems = Societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life Increased use of technology = Societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life Increased 'costs' of human error = Complexity of systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True = Human factors focus on optimizing working conditions to make technology better by adapting it to fit human capabilities and limitations False = Human factors at the micro-level focus only on the interactions between individuals and products, but not tasks or environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Micro = Direct, small-scale interactions between a person and the products or equipment they use Macro = Structure and organization of work/workplace and devices Ambient = Room temperature, noise levels, or even the culture of the workplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patient Safety = 1 Increased 'costs' of human error = 1 Societal emphasis on well-being and quality of life = 1 Diversity of user groups =</p> Signup and view all the answers