Requirements for a dashboard optimized for melanoma patient care through user-centered context exploration
Abstract
For time-sensitive treatment of a patient with malignant melanoma, physicians must obtain a rapid overview of the patient’s status. This study aimed to analyze context-specific features and processes at the point of care to derive requirements for a dashboard granting more straightforward access to information. The Think-Aloud method, contextual inquiries, and interviews were performed with physicians from the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Essen in Germany. The user statements and observations that were obtained were grouped and categorized using an affinity diagram. Based on the derived subjects, requirements were defined, confirmed, and prioritized. The resulting affinity diagram revealed four topics of importance at the point of care. These topics are “Identifying and Processing the Important”, a comprehensive “Patient Record”, tasks and challenges in the “Clinical Routine”, and interactions and experiences with the available “Systems”. All aspects have been reflected in 135 requirements for developing context- and indication-specific patient dashboards. Our work has elucidated the most important aspects to consider when designing a dashboard that improves patient care by enabling physicians to focus on the relevant information. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the aspects most often mentioned are not context-specific and can be generalized to other medical contexts.
Eva Hartmann
Researcher in the first cohort
My research interests include Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Radiomics, and Explainable AI.
Alisa Küper
Researcher in the first cohort
My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction, Technology Acceptance, and Explainable AI.
Jessica Swoboda
Researcher in the first cohort
My research interests include Clinical Decision Support Systems, Data Models and Knowledge Representations, Electronic Health Records and Interoperability Standards.
Georg C. Lodde
Clinician Scientist
My research interests include Dermatology, Medical Research, and Digitalization.
Elisabeth Livingstone
Principal Investigator
My research interests include Medical Research, Dermatology, and Digitalization.
Catharina Beckmann
Researcher in the first cohort
My research interests include Personalized Medicine, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Context Modeling, and Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Dirk Schadendorf
Principal Investigator
My research interests include Dermatology, Medical Research, and Digitalization.
Sabine Sachweh
Principal Investigator
My research interests include Software Engineering, Model-Driven Software Development, and Software Architecture.