Improvements to the reliability and safety of medical devices are vital for healthcare systems.
It is necessary to consider the user experience (UX) of patients and healthcare professionals …

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most serious health problems facing
nurses all over the world, but few studies have assessed the prevalence of MSDs together …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of commercially available friction-
reducing patient-transfer devices in reducing biomechanical stresses on caregivers and …

Work in healthcare facilities has been categorized as a high-risk job for developing Work-
Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs). Little attention has been given to the Sterile …

Repositioning patients in bed is the most common patient handling activity and is associated
with musculoskeletal disorders in caregivers. Hospital bed features may mitigate the risk of …

The modern hospital bed is a sophisticated medical device, and its users represent a
diversity of abilities and needs. To develop a new bed, Hill-Rom studied these users in …

Among the plethora of instruments present in healthcare environments, the hospital bed is
undoubtedly one of the most important for patients and caregivers. However, their design …

This paper discusses the issues related to hospital bed designs for the bedridden patients.
With the growth of the population, the number of elderly and bedridden patients is increasing …

Handgrip strength can be easily measured; however, lack of a quantitative relationship with
other force types restricts its usefulness. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship …

Over the years, healthcare workers have suffered debilitating musculoskeletal disorders
when lifting, transferring and repositioning patients manually. Hence this study focuses on …