The focus of this paper is on the challenges and opportunities presented by develo**
scenarios of use for interactive medical devices. Scenarios are integral to the international …

OBJECTIVES: The present study aims to augment the network of home care around elderly.
We investigate the nature of cooperative work between relatives and home care workers …

Objectives: This paper presents a literature review of recent research on user-centred
requirements of Healthcare Information Systems. Methods: Our aim is to identify key issues …

During the last decade, the challenges of an ageing society became focus for extensive
scientific, public and political discussions. From discussions in scientific fora within each …

Responding to public health emergencies requires rapid and accurate assessment of
workforce availability under adverse and changing circumstances. However, public health …

Aims and objectives: The aim was to explore how a participatory design (PD) approach
involving adult patients and parents of children with disabilities could contribute to the …

Whilst the use of smart home systems has shown promise in recent years supporting older
people's activities at home, there is more evidence needed to understand how these …

PURPOSE: Clinicians rely on a large amount of medical knowledge when performing
clinical work. In clinical environment, clinical organizations must exploit effective methods of …

Early studies of health information system failures identified the central role of the human,
social and organizational contexts in which information systems operate. They set the …

Data depend on processes; processes depend on organizational models; organizational
models depend on regulations and policies. This position paper envisages the future data …