Mobile Phone Tools with Ambient Intelligence for the Management of Life-Threatening Allergies

Hernandez-Munoz, Luis; Woolley, Sandra

doi:10.2991/978-94-6239-018-8_10

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“…The design and evaluation was informed by technological prototyping [38], [46], participatory design [47] and a multi-stage methodology enriched with embedded selfefficacy sources.…”

Section: B Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A simplified injection force-sensing tool had been developed in earlier technology prototyping [38]. The tool was enhanced and a new user interface was included in mock-ups presented at the participatory design session 2 for participant feedback.…”

Section: B Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Advances in pervasive and assistive health technology research, evident in the expanding literature, have contributed toward improved management of other chronic health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular diseases [34]- [36] and mental illness [37], but anaphylaxis has been neglected [38]. A search of online app stores (Android and Apple -August 2014) returned nine information-giving smartphone anaphylaxis apps and services, most of which were produced by support groups [39] and AAI manufacturers [40], [41].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training

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et al. 2017

IEEE J. Biomed. Health Inform.

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Abstract--Anaphylaxis is an increasingly prevalent lifethreatening allergic condition that requires people with anaphylaxis and their caregivers to be trained in the avoidance of allergen triggers and in the administration of adrenaline autoinjectors. The prompt and correct administration of autoinjectors in the event of an anaphylactic reaction is a significant challenge in the management of anaphylaxis. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to use auto-injectors and either fail to use them or fail to use them correctly. This is due in part to deficiencies in training and also to the lack of a system encouraging continuous practice with feedback. Assistive smartphone healthcare technologies have demonstrated potential to support the management of chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but there have been deficiencies in their evaluation and there has been a lack of application to anaphylaxis. This paper describes AllergiSense, a smartphone app and sensing system for anaphylaxis management, and presents the results of a randomized, controlled, pre-post evaluation of AllergiSense injection training and feedback tools with healthy participants. Participants whose training was supplemented with AllergiSense injection feedback achieved significantly better practiced injections with 90.5% performing correct injections compared to only 28.6% in the paper-only control group. In addition, the results provide insights into possible self-efficacy failings in traditional training and the benefits of embedding self-efficacy theory into the technology design process.

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“…The design and evaluation was informed by technological prototyping [38], [46], participatory design [47] and a multi-stage methodology enriched with embedded selfefficacy sources.…”

Section: B Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%