Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital

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Autor(a) principal: Do Carmo Lucio, Cristina
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos [UNESP], Razza, Bruno Montanari
Tipo de documento: Artigo de conferência
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231897
Resumo: Obesity is a chronic illness that has been considerably discussed because of its alarming increase. Obese individuals, besides the risk of developing several health and psychosocial problems, have restricted access many products, especially due to problems of size and resistance to weight. Medical and hospital equipment deserves special attention because it demands greater efficiency in promoting patient rehabilitation. This study aimed to analyze if the equipment available in a Brazilian public hospital was satisfactory for obese patients. The research procedure consisted of interviews with professionals and patients, systematic observation of the environment of the study, and metric and descriptive analysis of the equipment. The results indicated that most of the equipment served the majority of the obese patients, even though the equipment was in a bad state of repair. Other products, however, would require immediate intervention to help obese patients.
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spelling Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospitalObesity is a chronic illness that has been considerably discussed because of its alarming increase. Obese individuals, besides the risk of developing several health and psychosocial problems, have restricted access many products, especially due to problems of size and resistance to weight. Medical and hospital equipment deserves special attention because it demands greater efficiency in promoting patient rehabilitation. This study aimed to analyze if the equipment available in a Brazilian public hospital was satisfactory for obese patients. The research procedure consisted of interviews with professionals and patients, systematic observation of the environment of the study, and metric and descriptive analysis of the equipment. The results indicated that most of the equipment served the majority of the obese patients, even though the equipment was in a bad state of repair. Other products, however, would require immediate intervention to help obese patients.Department of Maringa State University, Cianorte, ParanaDepartment of Sao Paulo State University, Bauru, Sao PauloDepartment of Sao Paulo State University, Bauru, Sao PauloState UniversityDo Carmo Lucio, CristinaPaschoarelli, Luis Carlos [UNESP]Razza, Bruno Montanari2022-04-29T08:47:57Z2022-04-29T08:47:57Z2008-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject1463-1467Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, v. 3, p. 1463-1467.1071-1813http://hdl.handle.net/11449/2318972-s2.0-70350608069Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Societyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-04-17T18:29:18Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/231897Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-04-17T18:29:18Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
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title Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
spellingShingle Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
Do Carmo Lucio, Cristina
title_short Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
title_full Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
title_fullStr Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
title_full_unstemmed Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
title_sort Accessibility and usability of health care equipment for obese patients: A case study in a Brazilian public hospital
author Do Carmo Lucio, Cristina
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Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos [UNESP]
Razza, Bruno Montanari
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Razza, Bruno Montanari
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Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos [UNESP]
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description Obesity is a chronic illness that has been considerably discussed because of its alarming increase. Obese individuals, besides the risk of developing several health and psychosocial problems, have restricted access many products, especially due to problems of size and resistance to weight. Medical and hospital equipment deserves special attention because it demands greater efficiency in promoting patient rehabilitation. This study aimed to analyze if the equipment available in a Brazilian public hospital was satisfactory for obese patients. The research procedure consisted of interviews with professionals and patients, systematic observation of the environment of the study, and metric and descriptive analysis of the equipment. The results indicated that most of the equipment served the majority of the obese patients, even though the equipment was in a bad state of repair. Other products, however, would require immediate intervention to help obese patients.
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