Ergonomics in Health Care and Rehabilitation

INTRODUCTION: Defining The Terms; The Evolution of Health Care and Rehabilitation Ergonomics; Ergonomics: A Systems Approach; ERGONOMICS-FOR-ONE: Ergonomics for One: An Introduction; Physical Disability Case Study: Work Accommodations for an Individual with Phocomelia; Cognitive Disability Case Study: Home and Leisure Accommodations for an Individual After Experiencing a Stroke; ERGONOMICS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Ergonomics for Special Populations: An Introduction; Physical Disability Case Study: An Ergonomics Approach to Workstation Design for Paraplegics; Gerontology Case Study: Designing a Computer-Based Communication System for Older Adults; INDUSTRIAL INTERVENTION: MUSCULOSKELETAL ERGONOMICS: Musculoskeletal Ergonomics : An Introduction; Physical Factors Case Study: Reducing Ergonomic Hazards During Highway Tunnel Construction; Psychosocial Factors Case Study: Work Organization and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders; USER-CENTERED EQUIPMENT DESIGN: An Introduction To Design, Evaluation, And Usability Testing; Medical/Rehabilitation Equipment Case Study: Design, Development, and Usability Testing of a Lift-Seat Wheelchair; Development of a Functional Test Battery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Consumer Product Case Study: Development of Child Safety Seats for Children with Hip Dysplasia; AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Health Care Ergonomics and the Americans with Disabilities Act; The Americans with Disabilities Act: Legal Ramifications of ADA Consultation; Industrial Setting Case Study: Ergonomics and Title One (Employment) of the Americans With Disabilities Act; Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Design Retrofit