User-centred design for developing e-Health system for renal patients at home (AppNephro)

Calvillo-Arbizu, Jorge; Roa-Romero, Laura M.; Valderrama, Miguel; Salgueira-Lazo, Mercedes; Aresté‐Fosalba, Nuria; del-Castillo-Rodríguez, Nieves L.; Gonzalez-Cabrera, Fayna; Marrero-Robayna, Silvia; López-de-la-Manzana, Virginia; Roman-Martinez, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.02.007

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“…Useability and usefulness have been recognized as important components of successful e-health uptake in the wider literature [ 51 ], with De Rouck et al [ 52 ] noting that a thorough understanding of the factors that impact on the useability and usefulness of e-health services for specific end users would support technological design and effectiveness. Since older adults are not a homogenous group [ 2 ], their physical needs and ability to engage with digital platforms can vary.…”

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Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

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Background Limited attention has been paid to how and why older adults choose to engage with technology-facilitated health care (e-health), and the factors that impact on this. This scoping review sought to address this gap. Methods Databases were searched for papers reporting on the use of e-health services by older adults, defined as being aged 60 years or older, with specific reference to barriers and facilitators to e-health use. Result 14 papers were included and synthesised into five thematic categories and related subthemes. Results are discussed with reference to the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology2. The most prevalent barriers to e-health engagement were a lack of self-efficacy, knowledge, support, functionality, and information provision about the benefits of e-health for older adults. Key facilitators were active engagement of the target end users in the design and delivery of e-health programs, support for overcoming concerns privacy and enhancing self-efficacy in the use of technology, and integration of e-health programs across health services to accommodate the multi-morbidity with which older adults typically present. Conclusion E-health offers a potential solution to overcome the barriers faced by older adults to access timely, effective, and acceptable health care for physical and mental health. However, unless the barriers and facilitators identified in this review are addressed, this potential will not be realised.

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Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

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“…This Ru Tan Ya mobile application is being designed and developed due to the need to solve the issue of inappropriately-designed applications for visually-impaired users. Many researchers in the healthcare and medicinal services fields have designed and developed their systems based on a user-centred approach [26,27,37]. The procedures in this study, which had human participants, fully complied with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee.…”

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Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

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Khuwuthyakorn

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Background Most mobile pharmaceutical applications produced for people with visual disabilities in Thailand fail to meet the required standard due to poor-quality regulations, defective design, lack of user support and impracticality; as a result, visually-impaired people are unable to use them. This research is motivated by the limited use of this technology in primary medical services and its aim is to enable people with disabilities to access effective digital health information. The research objective is to analyse, design and develop a mobile pharmaceutical application with functions that are appropriate for visually-impaired users, and test its usability. Results Based on the design and development of the application, it contained five necessary functions. When testing the usability and users’ satisfaction, it was found that the input or fill of information in the application was of low usability. According to the test results, the medicinal database function was missing 71 times and the voice command function was missing 34 times. Based on users’ satisfaction results, users who had the highest level of usage gave higher average scores to users’ attitude, users’ confidence, user interface and system performance than those with lower levels of usage. The scores of both groups were found to be the same when discussing the implementation of the development. Conclusions This mobile application, which was developed based on the use of smart technology, will play an important role in supporting visually-impaired people in Thailand by enhancing the efficacy of self-care. The design and development of the application will ensure the suitability of many functions for visually-impaired users. However, despite the high functional capacity of the application, the gap in healthcare services between the general public and disabled groups will still exist if users have inadequate IT skills.

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“…Numerous reports suggested involving user requirements in the development of the IoMT. Surveys are important instruments to identify the functional and non-functional requirements of the medical health system [95][96][97][98]. This approach has been adopted in the vINCI project (Clinically-validated Integrated Support for Assistive Care and Lifestyle Improvement: the Human Link) [96,99].…”

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Edge Devices for Internet of Medical Things: Technologies, Techniques, and Implementation

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The health sector is currently experiencing a significant paradigm shift. The growing number of elderly people in several countries along with the need to reduce the healthcare cost result in a big need for intelligent devices that can monitor and diagnose the well-being of individuals in their daily life and provide necessary alarms. In this context, wearable computing technologies are gaining importance as edge devices for the Internet of Medical Things. Their enabling technologies are mainly related to biological sensors, computation in low-power processors, and communication technologies. Recently, energy harvesting techniques and circuits have been proposed to extend the operating time of wearable devices and to improve usability aspects. This survey paper aims at providing an overview of technologies, techniques, and algorithms for wearable devices in the context of the Internet of Medical Things. It also surveys the various transformation techniques used to implement those algorithms using fog computing and IoT devices.

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User-centred design for developing e-Health system for renal patients at home (AppNephro)

Cited by 43 publications

References 19 publications

Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

Edge Devices for Internet of Medical Things: Technologies, Techniques, and Implementation

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