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Balaji, Saishashank; Sanfilippo, Filippo; Gerdes, Martin & Prattichizzo, Domenico
(2021).
A Perspective on Intervention Approaches for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 in 160 children globally. Autism is characterised by abnormalities in communication, social interactions and behavioural challenges. Sensory processing disorders (SPD) affect two-thirds of children with autism. This causes anxiety and typically leads to repetitive behaviour referred to as problem behaviours; stereotypy and aggression are some of the most frequently observed problem behaviours in children with autism. Behavioural interventions may help reduce symptoms, develop cognitive capacity, and improve the child's ability to participate in social activities. A growing body of literature suggests that technological advancements in mobile health (mHealth) services may provide effective interventions to address the core symptoms of autism. One of the central challenges is to help children with ASD adapt to their surroundings by mitigating their problem behaviours. One of the most promising possibilities is to monitor physiological signals with wearable sensors to anticipate the onset of interfering behaviour and provide intervention through wearable assistive devices. This paper presents a new perspective on state-of-the-art intervention technologies in managing problem behaviour and discusses potential proactive intervention methods. We present a novel mHealth framework for behavioural interventions with the proactive use of wearable devices for empathic multi-modal auditory-visual-tactile feedback.
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Chatterjee, Ayan; Prinz, Andreas; Gerdes, Martin & Martinez, Santiago
(2020).
A Statistical Study to Analyze the Impact of External Weather Change on Chronic Pulmonary Infection in South Norway with Machine Learning Algorithms. In Intelligent Technologies and Applications.
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2019).
Experiences from teaching informatics to students with health background.
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2019).
Teaching Methods in a Health and Social Informatics Master Program.
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2019).
Evaluering av pedagogiske metoder og organisering på et helseinformatikk masterkurs i Teknologiforståelse .
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2019).
Evaluering av pedagogiske metoder og organisering på et helseinformatikk masterkurs i Teknologiforståelse .
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Gerdes, Martin; Smaradottir, Berglind; Martinez, Santiago; Jortveit, Jarle & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2019).
A Decision-support Algorithm for Self-management of Anticoagulation Therapy Used in a Smartphone Application.
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2018).
Curriculum Development of a Health Informatics Master Course in Understanding Technology.
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Holen-Rabbersvik, Elisabeth; Prinz, Andreas; Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago; Thygesen, Elin & Fensli, Rune Werner
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(2018).
Teaching High School Students eHealth through Roleplay
and Laboratory Simulation.
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The transformation and digitalisation of health and care services foresees a need for recruitment of young
individuals having a combination of health- and computer science knowledge to contribute in the workforces
of the future. At the University of Agder in Norway there has been an eHealth Centre since year 2010 [1],
where both already implemented and proposed eHealth services can be simulated and tested. In the project
High School Students as Co-researchers in eHealth, experienced researchers allowed high school students to
be enrolled in a project course to actively play and test an eHealth scenario. This paper aims at sharing the
experiences on how the pilot of a class consisting of 10 high school students at the age of 17-19 years, were
taught eHealth through role-play and simulation in the eHealth Centre. The research question stated was:
How to introduce high school students to eHealth research and services in a life-long learning perspective?
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Smaradottir, Berglind; Køien, Geir Myrdahl & Gerdes, Martin
(2018).
Sharing With Care- Multidisciplinary Teams and Secure Access to Electronic Health Records.
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Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago & Tjondronegoro, Dian
(2017).
Conceptualization of a Personalized eCoach for Wellness Promotion.
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Evidence-based health promotion programs implement clinical practice guidelines built upon results of clinical trials with a definite number of participants, collected during a specific period of time. Wearable technologies allow for continuous observation of wellness parameters of multiple citizens, combined with monitoring of activities and context parameters involved in citizens’ wellness. A statistical inference model can describe the relation between multidimensional activities and context parameters, the wellness of an individual and a comparable reference group, utilizing machine learning techniques and knowledge from continuous observations of multiple citizens.
This paper presents a holistic concept of a coach system, namely eCoach, that combines specialized medical evidence available from randomized control trials, with individual and reference knowledge to create and reinforce wellness-based recommendations. The eCoach adapts these recommendations in a continuous personalized coaching dialog addressing citizen’s needs and preferences.
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Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago; Smaradottir, Berglind; Fensli, Rune Werner & Jortveit, Jarle
(2017).
Warfarin Guide: Co-design of a Mobile Computer-Assisted Anticoagulant Therapy.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
The EU-project United4Health: User-Centred Design and Evaluation of a Collaborative Information System for a Norwegian Telehealth Service.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin; Fensli, Rune Werner & Martinez, Santiago
(2015).
User Interface Development of a COPD Remote Monitoring Application- A User-centred Design Process.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin; Fensli, Rune Werner & Martinez, Santiago
(2015).
Usability Evaluation of a COPD Remote Monitoring Application.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2015).
Reference Design for Smart Collaborative Telehealth and Telecare Services based on IoT Technologies.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
The EU-project United4Health: User-Centred Design and Evaluation of a Collaborative Information System for a Norwegian Telehealth Service.
I Sarkar, Indra Neil; Georgiou, Andrew & de Azevedo Marques, Paulo Mazzoncini (Red.),
MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-enabled Health.
IOS Press.
ISSN 978-1-61499-563-0.
doi:
10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-892.
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This study presents the user-centred design and evaluation process of a Collaborative Information System (CIS), developed for a new Telehealth service for remote monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients after hospital discharge. The CIS was designed based on the information gathered in a workshop, where target end-users described the context of use, a Telehealth workflow and their preferred ways of interaction with the solution. Evaluation of the iterative refinements were made through user tests, semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire. A field trial reported results on the ease of use and user satisfaction during the interaction with the fully developed system. The implemented CIS was successfully deployed within the secured Norwegian Health Network. The research was a result of cooperation between international partners within the EU FP7 project United4Health.
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Gerdes, Martin; Reichert, Frank; Nytun, Jan Pettersen & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
Future Telehealth and Telecare Reference Design based on IoT Technologies: From Remote Monitoring to Smart Collaborative Services with Decision Support.
I Sarkar, Indra Neil; Georgiou, Andrew & de Azevedo Marques, Paulo Mazzoncini (Red.),
MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-enabled Health.
IOS Press.
ISSN 978-1-61499-563-0.
s. 891–891.
doi:
10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-891.
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Health and Biomedical Informatics is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field; one in which new developments may prove crucial in meeting the challenge of providing cost-effective, patient-centered healthcare worldwide.
This book presents the proceedings of MEDINFO 2015, held in São Paulo, Brazil, in August 2015. The theme of this conference is ‘eHealth-enabled Health’, and the broad spectrum of topics covered ranges from emerging methodologies to successful implementations of innovative applications, integration and evaluation of eHealth systems and solutions. Included here are 178 full papers and 248 poster abstracts, selected after a rigorous review process from nearly 800 submissions by 2,500 authors from 59 countries. The conference brings together researchers, clinicians, technologists and managers from all over the world to share their experiences on the use of information methods, systems and technologies to promote patient-centered care, improving patient safety, enhancing care outcomes, facilitating translational research and enabling precision medicine, as well as advancing education and skills in Health and Biomedical Informatics.
This comprehensive overview of Health and Biomedical Informatics will be of interest to all those involved in designing, commissioning and providing healthcare, wherever they may be.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2015).
End-to-end Security and Privacy Protection for Co-operative Access to Health and Care Data in a Telehealth Trial System for Remote Supervision of COPD-Patients.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin; Martinez, Santiago & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
User-Centred Design of an Information System for a Norwegian Telehealth Service.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2015).
End-2-End System for Telehealth and Telecare Support of Home-based Patients.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2015).
End-2-End System for Telehealth and Telecare Support of Home-based Patients.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2015).
End-2-End System for Telehealth and Telecare Support of Home-based Patients.
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Gerdes, Martin; Reichert, Frank; Nytun, Jan Pettersen & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
Future Telehealth and Telecare Reference Design based on IoT Technologies: From Remote Monitoring to Smart Collaborative Services with Decision Support.
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Gerdes, Martin; Smaradottir, Berglind; Reichert, Frank & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2015).
Telemedicine and Cooperative Remote Healthcare Services: COPD Field Trial.
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Fensli, Rune Werner; Gerdes, Martin; Smaradottir, Berglind; Holen-Rabbersvik, Elisabeth & Thygesen, Elin
(2014).
Samhandling på tvers med fokus på sikker implementering, avklaring av databehandlingsansvar og varige driftsløsninger.
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Gerdes, Martin; Amjad, Mohammad Mahdi Mahdavi; Rasta, Kamyar & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2014).
An Approach towards Information Quality Management of Electronic Health Records.
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Gerdes, Martin & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2014).
The Norwegian COPD pilot implementation - Secured and Sustainable Collaborative Services (Special Session on United4Health).
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Smaradottir, Berglind & Gerdes, Martin
(2014).
Demonstration of United4Health telemedicine application for home-monitoring of COPD-symptoms.
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Gerdes, Martin; Smaradottir, Berglind & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2014).
End-to-end Infrastructure for Usability Evaluation of eHealth Applications and Services.
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eHealth technologies are widely used in collaborative health care services involving multiple different user groups. A very important aspect of the design and development of such applications is the ease-of-use and user-friendliness of the user interface for the end-users. Usability testing is performed in a simulation or real environment to ensure that the system is adapted to the specific needs of the different end-users and to evaluate the interaction between users and system.
The aim of this paper is to present an infrastructure for end-to-end usability testing of eHealth technologies in a controlled environment simulating both the Point-of-Care and the Health and Care Service Provider. The primary focus is on the requirements and technical aspects of the test infrastructure itself, but on top of that also a trial project is presented where the proposed usability testing infrastructure has been used and validated
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Fensli, Rune Werner; Smaradottir, Berglind; Gerdes, Martin & Trinugroho, Dafferianto
(2013).
Tester ut e-helse på UiA.
[TV].
http://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/tester-ut-e-helse-pa-uia-1.10894.
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Fensli, Rune Werner; Trinugroho, Dafferianto & Gerdes, Martin
(2013).
mPasient med åpen informasjonsstruktur for fremtidens trygghetsalarmer og hjemmeboende pasienter.
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Smaradottir, Berglind; Trinugroho, Dafferianto & Gerdes, Martin
(2013).
Framtidens eldreomsorg i eget hjem.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2013).
Connected Personal eHealth Service Infrastructure - smart, user-friendly, expandable, safe and reliable -.
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Gerdes, Martin; Smaradottir, Berglind; Holen-Rabbersvik, Elisabeth & Trinugroho, Dafferianto
(2013).
Demonstration of telehealth and telecare applications in the UiA eHealth center, with focus on technology and usability testing of remote diagnosis solutions.
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Gerdes, Martin
(2013).
Aspects of Standardisation for Point-of-Care Solutions and Remote Home Monitoring Services.
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Gerdes, Martin & Fensli, Rune Werner
(2019).
Holistic System Design for Distributed National eHealth Services.
Universitetet i Agder.
ISSN 978-82-7117-922-9.
Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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The dynamic development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), drive the ongoing Digital Revolution, that creates the ground for an Information Society. The Digital Age or Information Age affects all aspects of social organization, including particularly the health sector.
eHealth systems and services utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT) have the potential to increase the efficiency of professional and informal caretakers when monitoring the healthcare status and assistance needs of patients and their relatives. Patients with chronic diseases and age related medical conditions receive support through technologies that allow them to live independently and securely with a high quality of life (QoL). Independent from the public health systems, further services and applications are emerging to promote individual fitness and wellness goals to maintain a healthy life style.
This study covers the design, development and evaluation of a reference solution for integrated eHealth services and applications targeting remote monitoring and decision support in telehealth and telecare.
The design of the proposed system is based on a holistic view, providing for the definition of Reference Requirements. Furthermore, the Reference Design as well as the development of a proof-of-concept trial system have followed a User Centered Design (UCD) process, involving all user groups in the trial system’s design and testing.
The proposed solution seeks for the empowerment of citizens to carry out monitoring and self-assessment of their health and well-being over longer periods of time, and by that to contribute to their independence and self-management of health and wellness at their point-of-care. It includes an end-to-end eHealth system architecture, and outlines a solution to connect citizens’ point-of-care with formal and informal caregivers through a common, secure and reliable health information services infrastructure. The underlying reference requirements include functional, operational and socio-economic requirements, legal, ethical and regulatory policies, relevant emerging technologies, and interdependencies between the different requirement domains for its development and verification. The required logical functionalities, protocols for information exchange and graphical interfaces for user interaction have been implemented in a trial system, covering applications and services for monitored citizens, healthcare professionals, and for the health information service infrastructure. The components have been tested first in an academic test environment as part of the UCD process. Results have led to a successful deployment and integration of the system in the Norwegian Health Network for a 2-year-field trial, including more than 100 patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a municipality-operated telehealth service and medical specialists in a hospital.
The validation of the proposed reference design considers aspects of the design methodology, the reference requirements and their elicitation methodology, the acceptance of the proposed solution by the different user groups, and the quality of the support provided to the healthcare professionals. The UCD process has implicitly been validated, as it was utilized in the system development from the initial design to the routine operation of the trial system. The evaluation of some important performance indicators (interoperability, cooperation aspects and applicability of standards for the information exchange through communication protocols between the different system domains; security and access control technologies; the accuracy of the automatic healthcare status assessment; potential advantages and efficiency gains achievable through the evaluation of continuous remote monitoring data; usability and user acceptance) ...