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Research paper thumbnail of Using Technology to Improve the Use of Health Information by People with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability Healthcare Informatics Published Reviewed 28 Articles

Research paper thumbnail of Health Information Systems for Clients with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Framework

Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2020

Persons with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) remain among the most vulnerable mem... more Persons with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers accessing healthcare services. Following our recent literature review identifying needs for persons with IDD, we propose that frameworks can be useful to identify the key components of person-centred health information. These will ultimately support the building of relevant Health Information Systems. This paper presents the initial development and content of the Person-Centred Health Information framework (PCHI) developed to support persons with mild IDD. PCHI is based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model and its use in the design and development of Health Information Systems has the potential to improve health access and outcomes for persons with mild IDD.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to the Access and use of Health Information by Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability IDD: A Review of the Literature

2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 2018

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable membe... more Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers to healthcare services. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature exploring health information access and use for those with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), identifying barriers they face when using systems. A literature search was conducted to identify studies presenting experiences of individuals with IDD when accessing health information. We identified 28 studies which were published between January 2005 and October 2017. Thematic analysis of included articles resulted in identifying six major barriers: (a) communication skill, (b) patient engagement and satisfaction, (c) training/education for clients with IDD, (d) attitude and knowledge of healthcare providers, (e) clients with IDD being excluded from health promotion and research, and (f) quality of accessing healthcare services. The themes presented here provide a starting point in understanding the accessibility of health information for IDD clients. This will facilitate our future research on health interventions for IDD clients through the use of healthcare technology.

Research paper thumbnail of Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health: An Overview for Practitioners

IEEE Software, 2021

Well-being, aging, and health (WBAH) are important aspects of life that affect us all. Requiremen... more Well-being, aging, and health (WBAH) are important aspects of life that affect us all. Requirements for WBAH systems have also become a topic of common interest for researchers from different disciplines. This is unsurprising given that health-related expenses often represent about 10% of a country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the World Health Organization [1]. At the same time, there is a growing number of software practitioners working on various technology-enabled solutions for WBAH systems. For example, software systems provide personalized and tailored behavioral change programs for decreasing health risk factors. Yet, many systems and services that promote health or well-being fail, in part due to requirements engineering (RE) issues.

Research paper thumbnail of Software Engineering Issues: An exploratory study into the development of Health Information Systems for people with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability

2020 IEEE First International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health (REWBAH), 2020

Persons with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members o... more Persons with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers. This includes having poor access to health information systems (HIS), which may be further compromised by a lack of accessible HIS resources. To be more effective, HIS must be easily accessible and usable to be understood by users. The study explores the usability and accessibility of HIS that is used and accessed by people with mild intellectual and developmental disability. Through focus groups following which we drew on qualitative data, we explored and observed the accessibility and usability of HIS by men with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities aged between 18 and 35 years. The findings of our study show that there is substantial promise for using and accessing HIS by participants. However, we identified many barriers against and enablers for using and accessing these systems. We also identified some design requirements for developing health information system for persons with mild intellectual and developmental disability.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to the access and use of Health Information by individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability IDD: A Review of the Literature

2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics, 2018

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable membe... more Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers to healthcare services. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature exploring health information access and use for those with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), identifying barriers they face when using systems. A literature search was conducted to identify studies presenting experiences of individuals with IDD when accessing health information. We identified 28 studies which were published between January 2005 and October 2017. Thematic analysis of included articles resulted in identifying six major barriers: (a) communication skill, (b) patient engagement and satisfaction, (c) training/education for clients with IDD, (d) attitude and knowledge of healthcare providers, (e) clients with IDD being excluded from health promotion and research, and (f) quality of accessing healthcare services. The themes presented here provide a starting point in understanding the accessibility of health information for IDD clients. This will facilitate our future research on health interventions for IDD clients through the use of healthcare technology.

Research paper thumbnail of Using Technology to Improve the Use of Health Information by People with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability Healthcare Informatics Published Reviewed 28 Articles

Research paper thumbnail of Health Information Systems for Clients with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Framework

Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, 2020

Persons with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) remain among the most vulnerable mem... more Persons with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers accessing healthcare services. Following our recent literature review identifying needs for persons with IDD, we propose that frameworks can be useful to identify the key components of person-centred health information. These will ultimately support the building of relevant Health Information Systems. This paper presents the initial development and content of the Person-Centred Health Information framework (PCHI) developed to support persons with mild IDD. PCHI is based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model and its use in the design and development of Health Information Systems has the potential to improve health access and outcomes for persons with mild IDD.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to the Access and use of Health Information by Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability IDD: A Review of the Literature

2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 2018

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable membe... more Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers to healthcare services. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature exploring health information access and use for those with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), identifying barriers they face when using systems. A literature search was conducted to identify studies presenting experiences of individuals with IDD when accessing health information. We identified 28 studies which were published between January 2005 and October 2017. Thematic analysis of included articles resulted in identifying six major barriers: (a) communication skill, (b) patient engagement and satisfaction, (c) training/education for clients with IDD, (d) attitude and knowledge of healthcare providers, (e) clients with IDD being excluded from health promotion and research, and (f) quality of accessing healthcare services. The themes presented here provide a starting point in understanding the accessibility of health information for IDD clients. This will facilitate our future research on health interventions for IDD clients through the use of healthcare technology.

Research paper thumbnail of Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health: An Overview for Practitioners

IEEE Software, 2021

Well-being, aging, and health (WBAH) are important aspects of life that affect us all. Requiremen... more Well-being, aging, and health (WBAH) are important aspects of life that affect us all. Requirements for WBAH systems have also become a topic of common interest for researchers from different disciplines. This is unsurprising given that health-related expenses often represent about 10% of a country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the World Health Organization [1]. At the same time, there is a growing number of software practitioners working on various technology-enabled solutions for WBAH systems. For example, software systems provide personalized and tailored behavioral change programs for decreasing health risk factors. Yet, many systems and services that promote health or well-being fail, in part due to requirements engineering (RE) issues.

Research paper thumbnail of Software Engineering Issues: An exploratory study into the development of Health Information Systems for people with Mild Intellectual and Developmental Disability

2020 IEEE First International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health (REWBAH), 2020

Persons with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members o... more Persons with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers. This includes having poor access to health information systems (HIS), which may be further compromised by a lack of accessible HIS resources. To be more effective, HIS must be easily accessible and usable to be understood by users. The study explores the usability and accessibility of HIS that is used and accessed by people with mild intellectual and developmental disability. Through focus groups following which we drew on qualitative data, we explored and observed the accessibility and usability of HIS by men with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities aged between 18 and 35 years. The findings of our study show that there is substantial promise for using and accessing HIS by participants. However, we identified many barriers against and enablers for using and accessing these systems. We also identified some design requirements for developing health information system for persons with mild intellectual and developmental disability.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to the access and use of Health Information by individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability IDD: A Review of the Literature

2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics, 2018

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable membe... more Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability remain among the most vulnerable members of society and frequently face numerous barriers to healthcare services. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature exploring health information access and use for those with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), identifying barriers they face when using systems. A literature search was conducted to identify studies presenting experiences of individuals with IDD when accessing health information. We identified 28 studies which were published between January 2005 and October 2017. Thematic analysis of included articles resulted in identifying six major barriers: (a) communication skill, (b) patient engagement and satisfaction, (c) training/education for clients with IDD, (d) attitude and knowledge of healthcare providers, (e) clients with IDD being excluded from health promotion and research, and (f) quality of accessing healthcare services. The themes presented here provide a starting point in understanding the accessibility of health information for IDD clients. This will facilitate our future research on health interventions for IDD clients through the use of healthcare technology.