A field test of the EMS LiftKit: Validating its usability, usefulness, and desirability

IF 3.1 2区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104519

Steven A. Lavender , Carolyn M. Sommerich , Anas Kachlan

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Abstract

This research-to-practice (R2P) study aimed to evaluate the usability, usefulness, and desirability of the LiftKit's seven patient handling tools in real world patient handling tasks experienced by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. These tools were previously shown to effectively reduce physical demands during simulated patient handling tasks in a laboratory setting. Sixteen LiftKits were deployed across five EMS organizations. Follow-up interviews were conducted periodically at each site after LiftKit implementation and a usability, usefulness, and desirability survey was administered at the completion of the 12-month trial. Results from the survey show that those who used the tools provided strong usefulness and usability ratings. Desirability ratings were generally strong, though somewhat varied, across the participating organizations. Consistent themes across the final interviews were that the tools were useful, especially in tight spaces, and versatile. Overall, the study confirmed the usability and usefulness of the LiftKit tools in real patient handling situations.

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EMS LiftKit的现场测试：验证其可用性、实用性和可取性

这项从研究到实践（R2P）的研究旨在评估LiftKit的七种患者处理工具在紧急医疗服务（EMS）提供者所经历的现实世界患者处理任务中的可用性、有用性和可取性。这些工具以前被证明可以有效地减少在实验室环境中模拟病人处理任务时的身体需求。在五个EMS组织中部署了16个liftkit。在LiftKit实施后，在每个站点定期进行随访访谈，并在12个月的试验结束时进行可用性、有用性和可取性调查。调查结果显示，使用这些工具的人提供了很强的有用性和可用性评级。在参与的组织中，可取性评级总体上很高，尽管有所不同。在最后的采访中，一致的主题是这些工具是有用的，特别是在狭小的空间里，而且是通用的。总的来说，该研究证实了LiftKit工具在实际患者处理情况下的可用性和实用性。

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Applied Ergonomics 工程技术-工程：工业

CiteScore

7.50

自引率

9.40%

发文量

248

审稿时长

53 days

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