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  • Global Health
  • Medical Device Design
  • Health Workforce Development

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  • Task shifting is crucial for healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings.
  • The role of medical devices in supporting task shifting requires further understanding.
  • Limited human resources necessitate innovative solutions for quality healthcare access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define "task-shifting medical devices."
  • To identify essential product characteristics for designing and developing these devices.
  • To guide the creation of medical technologies for lower-cadre healthcare workers.

Main Methods:

  • A global survey of healthcare professionals was conducted.
  • The survey included open-ended, rank-ordering, and multiple-choice questions.
  • Stakeholder perspectives on task shifting and device preferences were captured.

Main Results:

  • Task-shifting medical devices were defined as usable by less specialized health workers.
  • Ease of use, safety, and effectiveness were paramount characteristics.
  • Local agency support (peer training, maintenance), low cost, and context appropriateness were highly valued.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides a definition and characterization of task-shifting medical devices.
  • Ease of use is the most critical feature, linked to training and maintainability.
  • Findings inform the development of medical devices for healthcare workers in low-resource settings.