ReviewResearch in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP2021
Human factors and ergonomics methods for pharmacy research and clinical practice.
Review in Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05493072 (Safety, Performance, and User Perceptions of RxConnect When Used to Provide Patient-specific, Indication Based Prescribing Support), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Safety, Performance, and User Perceptions of RxConnect When Used to Provide Patient-specific, Indication Based Prescribing Support
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis of Inpatient Prescriptions: Systematic Observation of Hospital Pharmacists' Practices in the Early User-Centered Design Phase.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Improving efficiency in hospital pharmacy systems: the case for color-coded zones for rapidly dispensed medications.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2025Article
- Linking Inner Context and Innovation Factors: Examining a pharmacy-based intervention through the eyes of pharmacy staff.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2024Article
- Evaluation of community pharmacy workplace wellness: Literature review, environmental scan, and task force recommendations.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2024Article
- Estimating the impact of label design on reducing the risk of medication errors by applying HEART in drug administration.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2024Article
- Understanding the Risk Factors and Stressors Impacting Optimal Work Practices in New Zealand Pharmacies: A S.H.E.L.L Model Analysis.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Multisite Qualitative Analysis of Perceived Roles in Medication Safety: Older Adults' Perspectives.Journal of patient experience · 2023Article
- Shape Matters: A Neglected Feature of Medication Safety : Why Regulating the Shape of Medication Containers Can Improve Medication Safety.Journal of medical systems · 2022Article
- Helping the Helpers - A research protocol for user-centered technology to aid caregiver management of medications for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2022Article
- A digital health kiosk is acceptable, usable, and improves decisions about high-risk over-the-counter medications when used by older adults: Results of formative user testing.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHuman factors and ergonomics (HFE) is a scientific and practical human-centered discipline that studies and improves human performance in sociotechnical systems. HFE in pharmacy promotes the human-centered design of systems to support individuals and teams performing medication-related work.
objectiveTo review select HFE methods well suited to address pharmacy challenges, with examples of their application in pharmacy.
methodsWe define the scope of HFE methods in pharmacy as applications to pharmacy settings, such as inpatient or community pharmacies, as well as medication-related phenomena such as medication safety, adherence, or deprescribing. We identify and present seven categories of HFE methods suited to widespread use for pharmacy research and clinical practice.
resultsCategories of HFE methods applicable to pharmacy include work system analysis; task analysis; workload assessment; medication safety and error analysis; user-centered and participatory design; usability evaluation; and physical ergonomics. HFE methods are used in three broad phases of human-centered design and evaluation: study; design; and evaluation. The most robust applications of HFE methods involve the combination of HFE methods across all three phases. Two cases illustrate such a comprehensive application of HFE: one case of medication package, label, and information design and a second case of human-centered design of a digital decision aid for medication safety.
conclusionsPharmacy, including the places where pharmacy professionals work and the multistep process of medication use across people and settings, can benefit from HFE. This is because pharmacy is a human-centered sociotechnical system with an existing tradition of studying and analyzing the present state, designing solutions to problems, and evaluating those solutions in laboratory or practice settings. We conclude by addressing common concerns about the implementation of HFE methods and urge the adoption of HFE methods in pharmacy.
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