Bellio, M;
Furniss, D;
Oxtoby, NP;
Garbarino, S;
Firth, NC;
Ribbens, A;
Alexander, DC;
(2021)
Opportunities and barriers for adoption of a decision-support tool for Alzheimer's Disease.
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare
10.1145/3462764.
(In press).
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Abstract
Clinical decision-support tools (DSTs) represent a valuable resource in healthcare. However, lack of Human Factors considerations and early design research has often limited their successful adoption. To complement previous technically focused work, we studied adoption opportunities of a future DST built on a predictive model of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) progression. Our aim is two-fold: exploring adoption opportunities for DSTs in AD clinical care, and testing a novel combination of methods to support this process. We focused on understanding current clinical needs and practices, and the potential for such a tool to be integrated into the setting, prior to its development. Our user-centred approach was based on field observations and semi-structured interviews, analysed through workflow analysis, user profiles, and a design-reality gap model. The first two are common practice, whilst the latter provided added value in highlighting specific adoption needs. We identified the likely early adopters of the tool as being both psychiatrists and neurologists based in research-oriented clinical settings. We defined ten key requirements for the translation and adoption of DSTs for AD around IT, user, and contextual factors. Future works can use and build on these requirements to stand a greater chance to get adopted in the clinical setting.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Opportunities and barriers for adoption of a decision-support tool for Alzheimer's Disease |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1145/3462764 |
Publisher version: | https://dl.acm.org/journal/health |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | diffusion of innovation, technology adoption, user-centred design, healthcare, design-reality gap |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127066 |




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