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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wooldridge, Abigail R.
• Carman, Eva-Maria
• Xie, Anping

Titel

Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) applications in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and considerations for methods

Ist Teil von

• Applied ergonomics, 2022-07, Vol.102, p.103733-103733, Article 103733

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE), with the goal to support humans through system design, can contribute to responses to emergencies and crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we describe three cases presented at the 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association to demonstrate how HFE has been applied during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely to (1) develop a mobile diagnostic testing system, (2) understand the changes within physiotherapy services, and (3) guide the transition of a perioperative pain program to telemedicine. We reflect on methodological choices and lessons learned from each case and discuss opportunities to expand the impact of HFE in responses to future emergencies. The HFE discipline should develop faster, less resource intensive but still rigorous, methods, increase available HFE expertise by growing the field, and proactively enhance individual and public perception of the importance of HFE in crisis response. •HFE is an important tool in responses to emergencies and crises.•HFE helps to design diagnostic testing systems, clinical services and telemedicine.•HFE tools that are faster and require less expertise will spread impact.•Growing the HFE field in terms of size and recognition will spread impact.•HFE responses to crises should attend to burnout and workload.