TY - GEN
T1 - Understanding and designing computing technologies that convey concerning health news
AU - Choe, Eun Kyoung
AU - Duarte, Marisa E.
AU - Kientz, Julie A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - As people receiving health information through computing technology increases, there is a potential loss of the human element that occurs during face-to-face doctor-patient dialogue. Technologies that convey health information have the potential to cause unnecessary anxiety and worry or cause avoidance of a serious problem. The purpose of this study is to make recommendations on how to reduce the discomfort of patients by re-examining the design of health information technologies and focusing on the ways information is presented to the users. We report on a literature survey of health information technologies and results from interviews with patients, clinicians, and patients' family members on how they communicate and accept concerning health news. We identify strategies clinicians use when giving a diagnosis, including building a partnership of trust with patients, being honest and giving hope, presenting information simply, acknowledging physical and emotional discomfort, and communicating through non-verbal means. Based on the findings, we discuss design considerations for technologies that convey concerning health news to help people assimilate the information better and make informed decisions.
AB - As people receiving health information through computing technology increases, there is a potential loss of the human element that occurs during face-to-face doctor-patient dialogue. Technologies that convey health information have the potential to cause unnecessary anxiety and worry or cause avoidance of a serious problem. The purpose of this study is to make recommendations on how to reduce the discomfort of patients by re-examining the design of health information technologies and focusing on the ways information is presented to the users. We report on a literature survey of health information technologies and results from interviews with patients, clinicians, and patients' family members on how they communicate and accept concerning health news. We identify strategies clinicians use when giving a diagnosis, including building a partnership of trust with patients, being honest and giving hope, presenting information simply, acknowledging physical and emotional discomfort, and communicating through non-verbal means. Based on the findings, we discuss design considerations for technologies that convey concerning health news to help people assimilate the information better and make informed decisions.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84867164091
SN - 9780615406664
T3 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design and Emotion
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design and Emotion
T2 - 7th International Conference on Design and Emotion 2010
Y2 - 4 October 2010 through 7 October 2010
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