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Stress Intervention Online - Designing for Self-help through Multiple Help

Authors:
Åsa Smedberg
Hélène Sandmark

Keywords: stress intervention; web-based; self-help; multiple help; communication

Abstract:
E-health has undergone many changes during the years. One is the development of web-based self-help services for patients and citizens with health concerns. This paper presents design ideas for a stress management web-based system that takes the development of self-help services further. The aim of the system is to help people with mild to intermediate levels of stress problems change patterns of behavior and take control of their stressful life situations. The system includes not only self-help through individual work with stress-related issues, but it also complements the individual efforts with help from peers and medical professionals. The system then becomes a platform for combining multiple help online. The system design ideas have resulted from research studies and practical experiences of stress management and web-based self-help systems. The paper also presents a couple of scenarios to illustrate in what ways the system usage can be characterized by multiple help online and a holistic approach to stress intervention.

Pages: 120 to 125

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: February 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-119-9

Location: Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Dates: from February 23, 2011 to February 28, 2011