title: Design of a mobile, safety-critical in-patient glucose management system.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. People with diabetes usually have long stays in hospitals and need specific treatment. In order to support in-patient care, we designed a prototypical mobile in-patient glucose management system with decision support for insulin dosing. In this paper we discuss the engineering process and the lessons learned from the iterative design and development phases of the prototype. We followed a user-centered development process, including real-life usability testing from the outset. Paper mock-ups in particular proved to be very valuable in gaining insight into the workflows and processes, with the result that user interfaces could be designed exactly to the specific needs of the hospital personnel in their daily routine.
authors: JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsges.m.b.H., Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria. bernhard.hoell@joanneum.at
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Höll
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Spat
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Plank
authors: Lukas
authors: L
authors: Schaupp
authors: Katharina
authors: K
authors: Neubauer
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Beck
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Chiarugi
authors: Vasilis
authors: V
authors: Kontogiannis
authors: Thomas R
authors: TR
authors: Pieber
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Holzinger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D003142:Communication; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D057188:Workflow
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose