Sağlık çalışanlarında teknoloji kullanımı ve kalite yönetimi: Bir ölçek geliştirme çalışması

Abstract

In general terms, ergonomics is the conformity of human and equipment. Unconformity between human and equipment is more likely to give harm either to the equipment or to human. This conformity may go for both daily domestic tasks and work life. Domestic furniture and equipment are designed by taking average features of individuals into consideration. For example; chairs, tables, beds and similar things are manufactured with the measurements which are accepted as standard all over the world. People spend most of their time at their homes and workplaces. Similarly, the ergonomics considered in the manufacture of domestic furniture takes an important place in working life, as well. This is highly significant in terms of both health of workers and efficiency of the work done. On the other hand, ergonomics possesses importance in terms of patients except from workers and work efficiency in health sector. Working in non-ergonomic settings may both endanger health of healthcare personnel and cause decrease in work efficiency as well as posing negative effects for recovery of the patients. From this point of view, ergonomics in health sector becomes more important in many aspects. In this study, it was aimed to develop a scale with regard to finding out perceptions of the healthcare personnel on engineering technologies and ergonomics principles.