Ideal Design Programming with Photoethnographic Data and Systems Analysis

McFall, Barbara; Beacham, Cindy

doi:10.1111/j.1939-1668.2006.tb00529.x

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“…As an example, Sprigg, Stride, Wall, Holman, and Smith (2007) found that psychological strain mediated the relationship between work characteristics and musculoskeletal disorders among call center employees. Several case studies based on this systems-level perspective have been published, with mostly positive outcomes (Heerwagen, 2000;McFall & Beacham, 2006;Pullen, 2001). Suggestive evidence even exists that this more integrative approach to ergonomics design allows certain positive characteristics (e.g., personal control) to counterbalance certain negative features (e.g., distractions; Lee & Brand, manuscript submitted for publication; Moore, Carter, & Slater, 2005;Leather, Beale, & Sullivan, 2003;Thörn, 2000).…”

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Office Ergonomics: A Review of Pertinent Research and Recent Developments

Brand¹

2008

Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Office ergonomics provides an arbitrary framework for integrating a large body of research that is relevant to the design of office work environments to optimize the health, safety, comfort, and effectiveness of their human occupants. In this chapter, I organize this vast literature by focusing on important empirical and practical developments over the last decade. In particular, a systems perspective is maintained in order to more fully interpret the salient psychosocial (subjective) variables that mediate the influence of physical-environment characteristics on relevant human outcomes. I suggest that this approach is important for capturing current trends as well as moving the discipline forward. Included are reviews of research related to seating and other furniture considerations (e.g., the update of HFS 100 to HFES 100), pertinent information technologies (e.g., input devices and laptops), lighting, thermal comfort, and other general ambient conditions (e.g., private [cellular] offices vs. open-plan offices).

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Office Ergonomics: A Review of Pertinent Research and Recent Developments

Brand¹

2008

Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Interactions and Relationships in Long Term Care: Photography and Narratives by Direct Care Workers

Shenk

2012

Cult Med Psychiatry

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The challenge of hiring and retaining well-trained caregivers for the growing numbers of elders in need of care is a global concern. This study was designed to understand the views of direct care workers and included 15 nurse aides and med techs working in an assisted living and special care assisted living community for people with dementia. Each participant was provided with a digital camera and asked to take photographs "to show what caregiving means to you." Analysis is based on group discussions about the full set of photographs created by the direct care workers and individual written and oral narratives about four photographs chosen by each participant. The categories generated from these data represent the direct care workers' perceptions of the approaches to quality caregiving and the relationships involved in doing their jobs well. By focusing on the essential relationships and interactions, rather than primarily on the required care, we can begin to imagine the caregiving experience in terms of a communal rather than an institutional experience. We can then productively turn our focus to the people involved rather than emphasize their roles as providers or recipients of care.

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Ideal Design Programming with Photoethnographic Data and Systems Analysis

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Office Ergonomics: A Review of Pertinent Research and Recent Developments

Office Ergonomics: A Review of Pertinent Research and Recent Developments

Interactions and Relationships in Long Term Care: Photography and Narratives by Direct Care Workers

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