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Participatory Design of an Integrated Information System Design to Support Public Health Nurses and Nurse Managers
Author(s) -
Reeder Blaine,
Hills Rebecca A.,
Turner Anne M.,
Demiris George
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12081
Subject(s) - persona , participatory design , thematic analysis , focus group , nursing , conceptual framework , information needs , knowledge management , conceptual design , computer science , medicine , qualitative research , sociology , business , engineering , human–computer interaction , operations management , marketing , social science , parallels , world wide web
Objectives The objectives of the study were to use persona‐driven and scenario‐based design methods to create a conceptual information system design to support public health nursing. Design and Sample We enrolled 19 participants from two local health departments to conduct an information needs assessment, create a conceptual design, and conduct a preliminary design validation. Measures Interviews and thematic analysis were used to characterize information needs and solicit design recommendations from participants. Personas were constructed from participant background information, and scenario‐based design was used to create a conceptual information system design. Two focus groups were conducted as a first iteration validation of information needs, personas, and scenarios. Results Eighty‐nine information needs were identified. Two personas and 89 scenarios were created. Public health nurses and nurse managers confirmed the accuracy of information needs, personas, scenarios, and the perceived usefulness of proposed features of the conceptual design. Design artifacts were modified based on focus group results. Conclusion Persona‐driven design and scenario‐based design are feasible methods to design for common work activities in different local health departments. Public health nurses and nurse managers should be engaged in the design of systems that support their work.