product development

Service Personalization in Finnish Healthcare: Insights from IT-Supported Practices

This study examined how healthcare professionals in Finnish primary care incorporate service personalization in their practices, focusing on the role of information technology (IT). By analyzing interviews with healthcare professionals, we identified three types of personalization: coercive personalization, data display personalization, and collaboration-based personalization. These insights reveal how IT supports individualized care and inform future design of healthcare IT systems. ...

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Mapping the Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency Patient Journey

We developed a detailed patient journey map for pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD), a chronic condition requiring long-term hormone therapy. Drawing on interviews and focus groups with 62 patients and caregivers across Europe, we identified six key stages of the journey: awareness, diagnosis, treatment planning, initiation, maintenance, and transition. This map highlights emotional challenges and treatment barriers, offering insights into...

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Designing Digital Health Solutions During Pandemics: A Multidisciplinary Workshop

We developed a workshop aimed at exploring the unique challenges and opportunities in designing digital health and wellbeing technologies during pandemics. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the workshop introduces participants to a pandemic-stage matrix and fosters discussions on adapting design methods to rapidly changing societal needs. The initiative emphasizes the importance of user-centered design while navigating constraints like restricted user interaction...

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Protocol for Evaluating the Usability of a Digital Care Path for Kidney Donors

We present a protocol for a prospective cross-sectional study to assess the usability and acceptability of the Digital Care Path for Living Kidney Donor Candidates, part of Finland’s Health Village portal. The study aims to gather feedback from living kidney donor candidates regarding the system's functionality, ease of use, and potential to enhance the donation process. The protocol outlines methods...

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Empowering Adolescents with Diabetes Through Gamified Platforms

We proposed and developed a gamified digital platform to support adolescents with diabetes mellitus in managing their condition. By integrating gamification techniques such as point systems, achievements, and social support features, the platform aims to improve patient engagement and adherence to treatment plans. The platform also includes telemonitoring and education tools to enhance self-management and foster healthier lifestyles among young...

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Leveraging Patient-Generated Data for Better MS Care

We explored how healthcare professionals (HCPs) perceive and utilize patient-generated health data (PGHD) from mobile health (mHealth) solutions in managing multiple sclerosis (MS). Through interviews and participatory workshops, we found that HCPs valued subjective data, such as patient habits, lifestyles, and fatigue-inducing activities, but faced challenges in making this data actionable. These findings highlight the potential of mHealth in fostering...

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Emerging Personalization Elements in Finnish Primary Healthcare

We explored how healthcare professionals in Finnish primary healthcare integrate personalization into their practices, focusing on the role of information technology (IT). Through semi-structured interviews, we identified three themes: enablers such as electronic health records and clinical guidelines, service delivery practices like baseline assessment and progress monitoring, and the incorporation of patient characteristics, including habits, life situations, and motivation. Our...

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Personalizing Physiotherapy Through Data-Driven Posture Scanning

We investigated how digital posture scanning data can enhance and personalize physiotherapy services. Through a case study of a posture scan recording system (PSRS), we identified three key roles of posture scanning: diagnosing conditions, visualizing data for shared decision-making, and evaluating treatment impact. These findings illustrate how integrating digital tools into care pathways can empower both patients and professionals in...

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Detecting Gamification in Breast Cancer Apps: An Automated Screening Tool

We developed a predictive model to automatically detect gamification elements in breast cancer mobile apps, addressing the lack of scalable methods for analyzing large datasets. Using titles and descriptions from app stores, our model achieved high accuracy (85% ROC) in identifying gamified apps. This tool enables researchers to efficiently screen apps for gamification, supporting further exploration of its role in...

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Motivating mHealth Design for Chronic Conditions: The 3MD Model

I developed the Model for Motivational Mobile-health Design (3MD), a conceptual framework to guide the creation of gamified mHealth solutions for chronic conditions. By integrating condition-specific insights, motivational strategies, and technological capabilities, 3MD provides designers with a structured approach and illustrative design questions to enhance user engagement and health outcomes. (more…)

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