Information system needs in health promotion: a case study of the Safe Community programme using requirements engineering methods

Timpka, Toomas; Ölvander, Christina; Hallberg, Niklas

doi:10.1177/1081180x08092829

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“…Distribution of programme management information, at the right level of detail, has been reported to be difficult in the Safe Communities in Sweden. [ 34 ] The same study also reported a need for a group communication system that could be used to create inter-organizational trust among the organizations engaged in safety promotion. Politicians need continuous information in order to promote a programme.…”

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What promotes sustainability in Safe Community programmes?

Nordqvist

Timpka

Lindqvist

2009

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: The theory and practice of safety promotion has traditionally focused on the safety of individuals. This study also includes systems, environments, and organizations. Safety promotion programmes are designed to support community health initiatives taking a bottom-up approach. This is a long-term and complex process. The aim of this study was to try to empirically identify factors that promote sustainability in the structures of programmes that are managed and coordinated by the local government.

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What promotes sustainability in Safe Community programmes?

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2009

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Findings from this study highlight the interrelation between individual and organizational factors, tools and strategies that affect framing of health communication and, how health communication is communicated, received and understood. These factors need to be addressed by researchers and PHC actors in the planning and designing an ICT mediated health channel for health promotion [8,24], to achieve its goal of improving health literacy [4,14], and to realize the national public health goal of re-orienting health care services into a more health promoting services [18]. …”

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“…In order to identify a common health promoting approach and strategies based on health promotion values and principles, a participatory design involving both end users and providers throughout the design process will be used. Participatory design is attributed to contribute to capacity building as participants learn with and from each other while working towards the same goal, making it an appropriate method for development of VHT [24,45]. …”

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“…Criticism has been leveled at the existing ICT mediated health communication in health care as it is perceived to be predominantly individual based and pro-medicine in its approach [4,23], lacking a holistic approach and ability to address determinants of health [22]. Thus there is a need to rethink health promotion in planning for ICT mediated health communication [8,22] for a holistic approach in conceptualization and design of ICT systems in health care [24]. Innovative ways to design ICT systems in health care can contribute to individual wellbeing and quality of life, and achieve improved public health and sustainable e-services in general [25].…”

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Health communication in primary health care -A case study of ICT development for health promotion

Mahmud

Olander

Eriksén

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BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

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BackgroundDeveloping Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported health communication in PHC could contribute to increased health literacy and empowerment, which are foundations for enabling people to increase control over their health, as a way to reduce increasing lifestyle related ill health. However, to increase the likelihood of success of implementing ICT supported health communication, it is essential to conduct a detailed analysis of the setting and context prior to the intervention. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of health communication for health promotion in PHC with emphasis on the implications for a planned ICT supported interactive health channel.MethodsA qualitative case study, with a multi-methods approach was applied. Field notes, document study and focus groups were used for data collection. Data was then analyzed using qualitative content analysis.ResultsHealth communication is an integral part of health promotion practice in PHC in this case study. However, there was a lack of consensus among health professionals on what a health promotion approach was, causing discrepancy in approaches and practices of health communication. Two themes emerged from the data analysis: Communicating health and environment for health communication. The themes represented individual and organizational factors that affected health communication practice in PHC and thus need to be taken into consideration in the development of the planned health channel.ConclusionsHealth communication practiced in PHC is individual based, preventive and reactive in nature, as opposed to population based, promotive and proactive in line with a health promotion approach. The most significant challenge in developing an ICT supported health communication channel for health promotion identified in this study, is profiling a health promotion approach in PHC. Addressing health promotion values and principles in the design of ICT supported health communication channel could facilitate health communication for promoting health, i.e. ‘health promoting communication’.

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“…Developers of technology for health often overlook important user-characteristics, tasks, preferences and usability concerns, resulting in systems that generate more confusion than benefits, or simply remain inadequate (Johnson et al, 2005;Timpka et al, 2008). As a result, health policy makers are now demanding evidence to justify investments in health information systems (Kushniruk and Patel, 2004).…”

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Evaluating web-based static, animated and interactive maps for injury prevention

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Abstract. Public health planning can benefit from visual exploration and analysis of geospatial data. Maps and geovisualization tools must be developed with the user-group in mind. User-needs assessment and usability testing are crucial elements in the iterative process of map design and implementation. This study presents the results of a usability test of static, animated and interactive maps of injury rates and socio-demographic determinants of injury by a sample of potential end-users in Toronto, Canada. The results of the user-testing suggest that different map types are useful for different purposes and for satisfying the varying skill level of the individual user. The static maps were deemed to be easy to use and versatile, while the animated maps could be made more useful if animation controls were provided. The split-screen concept of the interactive maps was highlighted as particularly effective for map comparison. Overall, interactive maps were identified as the preferred map type for comparing patterns of injury and related socio-demographic risk factors. Information collected from the user-tests is being used to expand and refine the injury web maps for Toronto, and could inform other public health-related geo-visualization projects.

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Information system needs in health promotion: a case study of the Safe Community programme using requirements engineering methods

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

What promotes sustainability in Safe Community programmes?

What promotes sustainability in Safe Community programmes?

Health communication in primary health care -A case study of ICT development for health promotion

Evaluating web-based static, animated and interactive maps for injury prevention

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