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Smart Pocket Watch: Exploring the Design Space for Wearable Technology in Healthcare

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Wearable technology has great potential in improving the work routines of medical professionals such as nurses and orderlies in the healthcare domain. Although wearable technology such as smartwatches can have a positive impact on the life of both patients and medical professionals, its usage is often not possible due to strict hygiene regulations. In this paper, we investigate the design space for a wearable device to support medical professionals in a hospital context that meets the requirements of the 'Bare Below the Elbows' hygiene policy. We conducted two workshops with eleven medical professionals to elicit requirements and to co-design such a wearable device. Specifically, we aimed to answer questions related to the form factor, mounting options as well as must-have functionalities and features.

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    PETRA '18: Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference
    June 2018
    591 pages
    ISBN:9781450363907
    DOI:10.1145/3197768
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    Published: 26 June 2018

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    1. Wearable device
    2. co-design
    3. critical making
    4. hospital
    5. nurses
    6. orderlies
    7. work environment
    8. workflow support

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    • (2022)What Is Meaningful Human-Computer Interaction? Understanding Freedom, Responsibility, and Noos in HCI Based on Viktor Frankl’s Existential PhilosophyProceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3532106.3533484(654-665)Online publication date: 13-Jun-2022
    • (2019)Wearable Technologies in Education: A Design SpaceLearning and Collaboration Technologies. Ubiquitous and Virtual Environments for Learning and Collaboration10.1007/978-3-030-21817-1_5(55-67)Online publication date: 15-Jun-2019

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