scholarly journals A Participatory Design Approach for Energy-aware Mobile App for Smart Home Monitoring

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Aliberti ◽  
Christian Camarda ◽  
Valeria Ferro ◽  
Andrea Acquaviva ◽  
Edoardo Patti
Keyword(s):  
Smart Home ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Energy Aware

scholarly journals Development of a Mobile Health Application for HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Populations in Urban Settings in East Africa: A Participatory Design Approach

10.2196/23204 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. e23204
Author(s):  
Wilhellmuss Mauka ◽  
Christopher Mbotwa ◽  
Kåre Moen ◽  
Hanne Ochieng Lichtwarck ◽  
Inga Haaland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Health ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Pragmatic Trial ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Background There is limited evidence in Africa on the design and development of mobile health (mHealth) applications to guide best practices and ensure effectiveness. A pragmatic trial for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis roll-out among key populations in Tanzania is needed. Objective We present the results of the development of a mobile app (Jichunge) intended to promote adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW) in Tanzania. Methods A participatory design approach was employed and guided by the information system research framework. MSM and FSW were the target populations. A total of 15 MSM and 15 FSW were engaged in the relevance and design cycles, while the piloting phase included 10 MSM and 20 FSW. Results The relevance cycle enabled the description of the existing problem, provided the compatible app features for the target population, and identified the need to develop an mHealth app that provides health services in a stigmatizing and discriminating environment. User involvement in the app’s design and evaluation provided an opportunity to incorporate social, cultural, and community-specific features that ensured usability. In addition, the participants suggested valuable information to inform the app, text message services, medication registration, and chat platform designs. Conclusions The participatory design approach in the development of mHealth apps is useful in identifying and validating population-specific functional features, improve usability, and ensuring future health impacts. Through this participatory process, the Jichunge app took end-user needs, perspectives, and experiences into account, eliciting enthusiasm regarding its potential role in supporting pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence for HIV and related behavioral change promotion. Trial Registration International Clinical Trials Registry Platform PACTR202003823226570; https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=PACTR202003823226570

scholarly journals Development of a Mobile Health Application for HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Populations in Urban Settings in East Africa: A Participatory Design Approach (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhellmuss Mauka ◽  
Christopher Mbotwa ◽  
Kåre Moen ◽  
Hanne Ochieng Lichtwarck ◽  
Inga Haaland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Health ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Pragmatic Trial ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence in Africa on the design and development of mobile health (mHealth) applications to guide best practices and ensure effectiveness. A pragmatic trial for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis roll-out among key populations in Tanzania is needed. OBJECTIVE We present the results of the development of a mobile app (Jichunge) intended to promote adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW) in Tanzania. METHODS A participatory design approach was employed and guided by the information system research framework. MSM and FSW were the target populations. A total of 15 MSM and 15 FSW were engaged in the relevance and design cycles, while the piloting phase included 10 MSM and 20 FSW. RESULTS The relevance cycle enabled the description of the existing problem, provided the compatible app features for the target population, and identified the need to develop an mHealth app that provides health services in a stigmatizing and discriminating environment. User involvement in the app’s design and evaluation provided an opportunity to incorporate social, cultural, and community-specific features that ensured usability. In addition, the participants suggested valuable information to inform the app, text message services, medication registration, and chat platform designs. CONCLUSIONS The participatory design approach in the development of mHealth apps is useful in identifying and validating population-specific functional features, improve usability, and ensuring future health impacts. Through this participatory process, the Jichunge app took end-user needs, perspectives, and experiences into account, eliciting enthusiasm regarding its potential role in supporting pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence for HIV and related behavioral change promotion. CLINICALTRIAL International Clinical Trials Registry Platform PACTR202003823226570; https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=PACTR202003823226570

Supporting Storytelling With Evidence in Holistic Review Processes: A Participatory Design Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (CSCW1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Ronald A. Metoyer ◽  
Tya S. Chuanromanee ◽  
Gina M. Girgis ◽  
Qiyu Zhi ◽  
Eleanor C. Kinyon
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Holistic Review

A Pilot Study Investigating the Use of Mobile Technology for Coordinating Educational Plans in Inclusive Settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 016264342110335
Author(s):  
Nur Siyam ◽  
Sherief Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Educational Plan ◽  
Special Education Needs

Good coordination among school staff and families leads to increased learning quality and academic success for students with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). This pilot study aims to investigate the use of mobile technology for the coordination of therapy and learning for students with SEND. This study first follows a participatory design methodology to identify the key design principles required to inform the design of a coordination mobile app for special education. Then, a mobile app (IEP-Connect) is designed and implemented with the aim of facilitating information sharing between different parties involved in the intervention of students with SEND. The proposed app uses the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) as the focal point of coordination. The evaluation of the app focused on students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as their learning requires sharing information from different distributed sources. Results from the usability study revealed that the app has “good” usability and that participants were satisfied with the use of the app for recording and sharing IEP information. The results of this study provide an understanding of the ways in which a coordination app for special education could be made easy and rewarding to use.

scholarly journals Building Capabilities Through Democratic Dialogues

Design Issues ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 80-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesbeth Huybrechts ◽  
Katrien Dreessen ◽  
Ben Hagenaars
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Complex Design ◽  
Developing Strategies

Designers are increasingly involved in designing alternative futures for their cities, together with or self-organized by citizens. This article discusses the fact that (groups of) citizens often lack the support or negotiation power to engage in or sustain parts of these complex design processes. Therefore the “capabilities” of these citizens to collectively visualize, reflect, and act in these processes need to be strengthened. We discuss our design process of “democratic dialogues” in Traces of Coal—a project that researches and designs together with the citizens an alternative spatial future for a partially obsolete railway track in the Belgian city of Genk. This process is framed in a Participatory Design approach and, more specifically, in what is called “infrastructuring,” or the process of developing strategies for the long-term involvement of participants in the design of spaces, objects, or systems. Based on this process, we developed a typology of how the three clusters of capabilities (i.e., visualize, reflect, and act) are supported through democratic dialogues in PD processes, linking them to the roles of the designer, activities, and used tools.

Robust Smart Home Monitoring System Based on 802.11 Mesh Network

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
S. Loyola Samraj ◽  
Nisha V. Bhalke ◽  
A. Aarthi ◽  
R. Srinath ◽  
E. Prabhu
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Mesh Network
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