Ergonomics and Health Care

Abstract

This article provides a brief history of the field of ergonomics and explores the interrelationship between health care and ergonomic professions. Health care practitioners contribute a unique perspective to an ergonomic research and intervention team. This singular perspective is based on knowledge of health issues, disease and injury etiology and prognosis, and the psychosocial impact of illness. Topics for collaboration between health care practitioners and ergonomists are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285113

Entities

People

  • Valerie J. Rice

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Engineering
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Job Analysis
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Pain
  • Psychology
  • Rehabilitation
  • Second World War
  • Social Psychology
  • Training
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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