Title :
Designing Pervasive Computing for Hospitals: Learning from the Media Affordances of Paper-Based Medication Charts
Author :
Dahl, Yngve ; Svanes, D. ; Nytrø, Øystein
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
fDate :
Nov. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
Abstract :
The current article investigates the affordances associated with paper out of the motivation that this can help inform design of pervasive and ubiquitous computing solutions for clinical use. In particular, we focus on paper-based medication charts, and discuss how these artifacts differ from various digital and context-aware solutions both in terms of media properties and functionalities. Based on a comparison of media, we argue that the affordances offered by the paper-based medication charts are not fully transferable to one digital medium, but that a combination of complementary digital media is required
Keywords :
health care; medical information systems; mobile computing; clinical use; hospitals; paper-based medication charts; pervasive computing; ubiquitous computing; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Hospitals; Mobile computing; Paper technology; Pervasive computing; Physics computing; Processor scheduling; Ubiquitous computing; User interfaces; Affordances; Interaction design; Pervasive computing; Point-of-care systems; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Health Conference and Workshops, 2006
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1085-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1086-X
DOI :
10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361673
