| GammaKnife surgery: safety and the identity of users. | |
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PMID: 16340092 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In this study we investigated safety-related usability issues of an advanced medical technology, a radiosurgery system. We were interested in which criteria are important for users when a system's usability and safety is to be improved. The data collection was based on interviews and observations at three different sites where the Leksell GammaKnife is used. The analysis was qualitative. The main finding was that the user's identity or professional background has a significant impact both on how he or she views his or her role in the clinical setting, and on how he or she defines what improvements are necessary and general safety issues. In fact, the opinion even of users experienced in safety-related problems was highly influenced by how they related to the technology and its development. None of the users actually considered Leksell GammaKnife as lacking in safety, instead, their assessment was directed towards potential future system improvements. Our findings suggest that the importance of user identity or professional background cannot be neglected during the development of advanced technology. They also suggest that the user feedback should always be related to user background and identity in order to understand how important different issues are for particular users. |
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Authors:
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David Dinka; James M Nyce; Toomas Timpka |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine Volume: 13 ISSN: 0928-7329 ISO Abbreviation: Technol Health Care Publication Date: 2005 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-12-12 Completed Date: 2006-03-28 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9314590 Medline TA: Technol Health Care Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 485-95 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Computer and Information Science, Link?ping University, Sweden. david.dinka@ida.liu.se |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Biomedical Technology Brain Neoplasms / surgery* Diffusion of Innovation Humans Neurosurgery / psychology* Quality Assurance, Health Care Radiosurgery* / instrumentation Safety Management* |
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