Health care comes home : the human factors / Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home care services--United States.

Home care services.

Human engineering--United States.

Human engineering.

Home nursing--United States.

Home nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into the home. The factors driving this migration include the costs of health care, the growing numbers of older adults, the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions and diseases and improved survival rates for people with those conditions and diseases, and a wide range of technological innovations. The health care that results varies considerably in its safety, effectiveness, and efficiency, as well as in its quality and cost. Health Care Comes Home reviews the state of current knowledge and practice about many aspects of health care in residential settings and explores the short- and long-term effects of emerging trends and technologies. By evaluating existing systems, the book identifies design problems and imbalances between technological system demands and the capabilities of users. Health Care Comes Home recommends critical steps to improve health care in the home. The book's recommendations cover the regulation of health care technologies, proper training and preparation for people who provide in-home care, and how existing housing can be modified and new accessible housing can be better designed for residential health care. The book also identifies knowledge gaps in the field and how these can be addressed through research and development initiatives. Health Care Comes Home lays the foundation for the integration of human health factors with the design and implementation of home health care devices, technologies, and practices. The book describes ways in which the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and federal housing agencies can collaborate to improve the quality of health care at home. It is also a valuable resource for residential health care providers and caregivers.

Contents:

People involved in health care in the home

What is human factors?

Health care tasks

Health care technologies in the home

The home environment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613213464

9780309212403

0309212405

9781283213462

128321346X

9780309212373

0309212375

OCLC:

923283565