Dependence on intuitive and experiences would add more complexity in the design process. Novice designers would follow the design of any existing systems without direction. This paper proposed a systematic design approach that provides guidance for novice designers in achieving the targeted usability goal using patterns, and evaluating the prototypes in achieving the determined usability goals....

paying attention to the relative alignment of individual and organization goals requires that this fact be considered sometimes happens struggle between these two phenomena for several reasons. these two can be in conflict with one another. hence, one of the primary problem that managers are encountered, is that they attempt to combine and reconcile two somewhat contradictory issues, and they a...

THE ESHUN-SMITH model explains the care given to older patients when they are admitted to Holcot ward, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. Holcot ward is a rehabilitation ward within the hospital’s new elderly care centre. The model was developed five years ago on Cavell ward by the author and the ward’s co-manager Sue Smithon. It was used as the basis of nursing practice for more than four...

It has long been recognized that systems based on user modeling and adaptivity are associated with a number of typical usability problems—which sometimes outweigh the benefits of adaptation. This talk will show that the anticipation and prevention of usability side effects should form an essential part of the iterative design of user-adaptive systems, just as the consideration of medical side e...

Wound care professionals can improve clinical, patient-oriented wound outcomes and do so cost-effectively by using scientific evidence to meet patient and wound care goals and needs. A review of the literature was conducted to define evidence-based wound management, describe the potential of science to improve outcomes in wound care, and summarize strategies, tactics, and tools for wound care p...

Although most Americans know that the U.S. population is aging, they are far less informed about the reality of providing elders with personal care, health care, and social support. Families-particularly women-have always been critical in providing elder care, but the entry of so many women into the paid labor force has made elder care increasingly difficult. Ann Bookman and Delia Kimbrel show ...

BACKGROUND Parents of seriously ill children participate in making difficult medical decisions for their child. In some cases, parents face situations where their initial goals, such as curing the condition, may have become exceedingly unlikely. While some parents continue to pursue these goals, others relinquish their initial goals and generate new goals such as maintaining the child's quality...

Designing for better user experiences (e.g., interactions more satisfying, enjoyable) is usually more difficult than aiming for clearer usability goals (e.g., improve systems’ efficiency, easy of use). In this paper, we present a conceptual model validated with data from 603 mobile phone users that clarifies the relationship between usability of basic mobile services and the users’ satisfaction...