I requisiti ergonomici per la progettazione in ambito sanitario

The subject of the essay, published in a book specifically dedicated to the contribution of ergonomics to healthcare design, is the role of the theoretical and methodological tools of User-Centered Design in defining the ergonomic requirements required of products and equipment intended for care and to the assistance of the person. The essay addresses, in particular, the relationship between the use requirements, referring to the effectiveness and efficiency with which the product can be used to carry out a given activity, and the requirements relating to the more strictly subjective sphere of user interaction -product. The essay concludes with the presentation of the methods for verifying the ergonomic requirements relating to hospital furniture.