Holden, Richard J.Abebe, Ephrem2023-04-242023-04-242021-01Holden RJ, Abebe E. Medication transitions: Vulnerable periods of change in need of human factors and ergonomics. Appl Ergon. 2021;90:103279. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103279https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32542We present a novel view of transitions from the lens of patient ergonomics (the "science of patient work"), which posits that patients and other non-professionals perform effortful work towards health-related goals. In patient work transitions, patients experience changes in, for example, health, task demands, work capacity, roles and responsibilities, knowledge and skills, routines, needs and technologies. Medication transitions are a particularly vulnerable type of patient work transitions. We describe two cases of medication transitions-new medications and medication deprescribing-in which the patient work lens reveals many accompanying changes, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for human factors and ergonomics.en-USPublisher PolicyPatient workPatient engagementPatient ergonomicsTransitions of careMedication safetyMedical human factorsArticle