Defining stakeholder involvement in participatory design processes

A participatory approach could be used to implement work place or organizational improvements. However, the question is which participants should be involved and how. In this paper the theoretical involvement in different steps of a linear stepwise approach is described and compared with the latest projects of 300 practitioners. From a...

Positive outcomes of participatory ergonomics in terms of greater comfort and higher productivity

Ergonomics sometimes has a negative connotation, as it is seen to be connected to illness or guidelines that limit innovations. This paper is focused on the positive aspects of ergonomics in improvement of the working environment. It consists of a part that studies the literature on success factors in the process towards higher productivity and...

Modelling and valuations for the Dutch London Handicap Scale

Validating a framework for participatory ergonomics (the PEF)

Participatory ergonomics is reported in an increasing number of case studies, but there is little evidence of emerging supportive theory and relatively little generic advice or guidance. The paper describes an effort to provide clarity and organization to the field of participatory ergonomics. A framework has been developed to define a range of...

The impact of response bias on estimates of health care utilization in a metropolitan area: The use of administrative data

Background. Surveys among the general population are an important method for collecting epidemiological data on health and utilization of health care in that population. Selective non-response may affect the validity of these data. This study examines the impact of response bias on estimates of health care utilization and on risk estimates for...

Onvoldoende deelname aan preventieprogramma's voor zuigelingen door Turkse, Marokkaanse, Chinese en Vietnamese ouders in de grote steden [Insufficient participation in prevention programmes for infants by Turkish, Maroccan, Chinese and Vietnamese parents in the large cities]

Objective. To establish the participation in a number of effective prevention programmes for infants of Turkish, Maroccan, Chinese and Vietnamese inhabitants of the four major cities in the Netherlands. Design. Enquiry. Setting. Health centres in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Method. Health centre staff members in 1994 asked 194...

Screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in the Netherlands

In the period 1st September 1974 to 1st Januari 1989 2,511,000 infants (99.3 of all livebirths) were screened for PKU. Treatment was required in 158 of the 330 referred infants. The diagnosis of these 158 patients was PKU (137), hyperphenylalaninaemia (HPA) (19) and malignant HPA (2). Three cases had a false-negative screening result. The...