A module for psycho-social assessment of personal health monitoring.
This contribution to an interdisciplinary methodology on Personal Health Monitoring (PHM) aims at developing a psycho-social module for health technology assessment on PHM applications. It covers important aspects that should be taken into account for conducting a health technology assessment from a psycho-social perspective. As it could be used in addition to other tools within the PHM-Ethics approach to health technology assessment it is considered as a module of the interdisciplinary methodology. As a prerequisite, we provide a conceptual framework on psycho-social issues of PHM applications. From that framework we delineate an integrated module for psycho-social health technology assessment for PHM applications, consisting of a map highlighting selective psycho-social issues that may appear when applying a PHM system. This psycho-social tool is at least twofold in its intention as a sole HTA tool on the one hand and as an integral part of the interdisciplinary PHM methodology on the other hand. It provides a quick overview on potential benefits and risks from the user's point of view.
Department for Health and Prevention, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald.
Holger
H
Muehlan
Dieter
D
Rhode
Silke
S
Schmidt
D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000523:psychology*; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D008490:Medical Informatics; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000523:psychology*; D011584:Psychology; D017216:Telemedicine