Electronic cigarettes: incorporating human factors engineering into risk assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the impact of human factors (HF) on the risks associated with electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and to identify research gaps. HF is the evaluation of human interactions with products and includes the analysis of user, environment and product complexity. Consideration of HF may mitigate known and potential hazards from the use and misuse of a consumer product, including e-cigarettes.

Methods

Five databases were searched through January 2014 and publications relevant to HF were incorporated. Voluntary adverse event (AE) reports submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the package labelling of 12 e-cigarette products were analysed.

Results

No studies specifically addressing the impact of HF on

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3995290 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature