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Development of eHealth Applications Applying the eHix Framework

Authors:
Jan M. Nauta
Elles Gyaltsen-Lohuis
George Wink
Age Braad
Guido Van Alphen
Karste De Vries
Marike Hettinga

Keywords: eHealth; development framework; requirements analysis; user-centred design.

Abstract:
This paper presents, as part of the Hightech@home project, the development of eHealth applications applying the eHix framework. The eHix framework is presented together with comparable approaches. Then, a development method based on the Value Proposition, the User Requirements, the Technology Scan and the Design cells of the eHix framework is described. Following a case-based approach, this development method was applied to design eHealth applications intended to support clients and client guides of an organization caring for people with intellectual disabilities. This resulted in a design of an alarm system augmented with video communication and sensor technology. The method is considered suitable for small-scale development processes with a high degree of client customization, although it was recognized that the resulting applications represented a more general concept.

Pages: 173 to 178

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: February 22, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-384-1

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from February 22, 2015 to February 27, 2015