title: HomeCI--a visual editor for healthcare professionals in the design of home based care.
abstract: The demands of introducing a more practical means of managing and monitoring technology within the home environment to support independent living are increasing. Within this paper we present a prototype solution, referred to as HomeCI, which allows healthcare professionals to establish the conditions/rules within which technology in the home should operate. The HomeCI concept is based on the use of visual notation and has been designed for use by healthcare professionals with a non technical background. Within the paper we present the design of the first version of the HomeCI visual editor and present the results of a usability study conducted on 4 healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland. cd.nugent@ulster.ac.uk
authors.forename: Chris D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hallberg
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: Kare
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Synnes
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poland
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Dewar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finlay
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulvenna
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software