Understanding the Situated Use of Healthcare Technologies
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Real interactions around healthcare technologies are inherently complex. To evaluate existing technologies and identify requirements for new systems, a focus is needed for data gathering and analysis. We describe qualitative studies of the use of various healthcare technologies. In our studies to date, we have focused on either particular technologies (and a variety of users) or particular user groups (and a variety of tools). A variety of data gathering and analysis methods have been applied, depending on both the research questions and practical considerations. Looking ahead, we anticipate further challenges as the emphasis on patients taking more responsibility for their own care, and hence for using healthcare technologies unsupervised, in the home and out-and-about, grows.
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