Nicole E Werner1, Noll L Campbell2, Malaz Boustani3, Aaron Ganci4, Richard J Holden5. 1. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Electronic address: nwerner3@wisc.edu. 2. Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, USA. 3. Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, USA. 4. Department of Visual Communication Design, IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design, USA. 5. Department of Health & Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Systematically supporting caregiver-assisted medication management through IT interventions is a critical area of need toward improving outcomes for people living with ADRD and their caregivers, but a significant gap exists in the evidence base from which IT interventions to support caregivers' medication tasks can be built. User-centered design can address the user needs evidence gap and provide a scientific mechanism for developing IT interventions that meet caregivers' needs. The present study employs the three phases of user-centered design to address the first two stages of the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development. METHODS: We will conduct a three-phase study employing user-centered design techniques across three aims: Aim 1) assess the needs of ADRD caregivers who manage medications for people with ADRD (Stage 0); Aim 2) co-design a prototype IT intervention to support caregiver-assisted medication management collaboratively with ADRD caregivers (Stage IA); and Aim 3) feasibility test the prototype IT intervention with ADRD caregivers (Stage IB). DISCUSSION: Our user-centered design protocol provides a template for integrating the three phases of user-centered design to address the first two stages of the NIH Stage Model that can be used broadly by researchers who are developing IT interventions for ADRD caregivers.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Systematically supporting caregiver-assisted medication management through IT interventions is a critical area of need toward improving outcomes for people living with ADRD and their caregivers, but a significant gap exists in the evidence base from which IT interventions to support caregivers' medication tasks can be built. User-centered design can address the user needs evidence gap and provide a scientific mechanism for developing IT interventions that meet caregivers' needs. The present study employs the three phases of user-centered design to address the first two stages of the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development. METHODS: We will conduct a three-phase study employing user-centered design techniques across three aims: Aim 1) assess the needs of ADRD caregivers who manage medications for people with ADRD (Stage 0); Aim 2) co-design a prototype IT intervention to support caregiver-assisted medication management collaboratively with ADRD caregivers (Stage IA); and Aim 3) feasibility test the prototype IT intervention with ADRD caregivers (Stage IB). DISCUSSION: Our user-centered design protocol provides a template for integrating the three phases of user-centered design to address the first two stages of the NIH Stage Model that can be used broadly by researchers who are developing IT interventions for ADRD caregivers.
Authors: Richard J Holden; Carly N Daley; Robin S Mickelson; Davide Bolchini; Tammy Toscos; Victor P Cornet; Amy Miller; Michael J Mirro Journal: Appl Ergon Date: 2020-04-15 Impact factor: 3.661