Fieldwork for healthcare : guidance for investigating human factors in computing systems /
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Rafael, California (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) :
Morgan & Claypool,
2015.
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| Series: | Synthesis lectures on assistive, rehabilitative, and health-preserving technologies ;
# 7. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | Conducting fieldwork for investigating technology use in healthcare is a challenging undertaking, and yet there is little in the way of community support and guidance for conducting these studies. There is a need for better knowledge sharing and resources to facilitate learning. This is the second of two volumes designed as a collective graduate guidebook for conducting fieldwork in healthcare. This volume brings together thematic chapters that draw out issues and lessons learned from practical experience. Researchers who have first-hand experience of conducting healthcare fieldwork collaborated to write these chapters. This volume contains insights, tips, and tricks from studies in clinical and non-clinical environments, from hospital to home. This volume starts with an introduction to the ethics and governance procedures a researcher might encounter when conducting fieldwork in this sensitive study area. Subsequent chapters address specific aspects of conducting situated healthcare research. Chapters on readying the researcher and relationships in the medical domain break down some of the complex social aspects of this type of research. They are followed by chapters on the practicalities of collecting data and implementing interventions, which focus on domain-specific issues that may arise. Finally, we close the volume by discussing the management of impact in healthcare fieldwork. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 126 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-118). |
| ISBN: | 9781627053228 |
| ISSN: | 2162-7266 ; |
| DOI: | 10.2200/S00606ED1V02Y201410ARH007 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. |