HomeCI--a visual editor for healthcare professionals in the design of home based care.
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.
Nugent
Chris D
CD
School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland. cd.nugent@ulster.ac.uk
Davies
Richard J
RJ
Hallberg
Josef
J
Donnelly
Mark P
MP
Synnes
Kare
K
Poland
Michael
M
Wallace
Jonathan
J
Finlay
Dewar
D
Mulvenna
Maurice
M
Craig
David
D
D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software