Accessible Mobile Application to Support Self Testing for Anticoagulated Patients using a Personal Health Record - Appliying Good Practices

Adrián Casado-Rivas, Lourdes Moreno López, Paloma Martínez Fernández, Javier García Guzmán

2014

Abstract

Full adoption of Information Technologies in the healthcare domain is a reality. New paradigms as mobile computing can support a big amount of healthcare needs. The aim of this research work is to present the application of good practices in the design of healthcare information technology following a methodological approach for apps in mobile environments involving fictitious users based on knowledge of real users in the app design. Real users’ needs have been extracted from empirical researches, guidelines and standards, favoring an outstanding role to users. In order to illustrate the approach and provide a resource to designers, a case study showing how to obtain an accessible design is introduced. The mobile app considered supports a Personal Health Record and self testing for anticoagulated patients who are often elderly. The access characteristics of the elderly and their possible disabilities are essential aspects to keep in mind in the design of a mobile user interface. To address users’ needs on the healthcare mobile applications it has been concluded that the requirement elicitation must take into account functional requirements concerning aspects that characterize a disease, and accessibility requirements related to special needs of patients suffering a disease.

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Casado-Rivas A., Moreno López L., Martínez Fernández P. and García Guzmán J. (2014). Accessible Mobile Application to Support Self Testing for Anticoagulated Patients using a Personal Health Record - Appliying Good Practices . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-010-9, pages 351-357. DOI: 10.5220/0004805703510357


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@conference{healthinf14,
author={Adrián Casado-Rivas and Lourdes Moreno López and Paloma Martínez Fernández and Javier García Guzmán},
title={Accessible Mobile Application to Support Self Testing for Anticoagulated Patients using a Personal Health Record - Appliying Good Practices},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={351-357},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004805703510357},
isbn={978-989-758-010-9},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2014)
TI - Accessible Mobile Application to Support Self Testing for Anticoagulated Patients using a Personal Health Record - Appliying Good Practices
SN - 978-989-758-010-9
AU - Casado-Rivas A.
AU - Moreno López L.
AU - Martínez Fernández P.
AU - García Guzmán J.
PY - 2014
SP - 351
EP - 357
DO - 10.5220/0004805703510357