HCI Research Challenges in Complex Healthcare Context


Workshop Paper


Tamanna Motahar, Kazi Sinthia Kabir, Joshua Dawson, Jason Wiese
The CHI Symposium for the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH@CHI'23), 2023 Apr

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Motahar, T., Kabir, K. S., Dawson, J., & Wiese, J. (2023). HCI Research Challenges in Complex Healthcare Context. In The CHI Symposium for the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH@CHI'23).


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Motahar, Tamanna, Kazi Sinthia Kabir, Joshua Dawson, and Jason Wiese. “HCI Research Challenges in Complex Healthcare Context.” In The CHI Symposium for the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH@CHI'23), 2023.


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Motahar, Tamanna, et al. “HCI Research Challenges in Complex Healthcare Context.” The CHI Symposium for the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH@CHI'23), 2023.


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@inproceedings{tamanna2023a,
  title = {HCI Research Challenges in Complex Healthcare Context},
  year = {2023},
  month = apr,
  author = {Motahar, Tamanna and Kabir, Kazi Sinthia and Dawson, Joshua and Wiese, Jason},
  booktitle = {The CHI Symposium for the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH@CHI'23)},
  month_numeric = {4}
}

Abstract

Many health information technology (HIT) researchers and practitioners strive to improve healthcare systems by creating and using engaging and effective technology. However, the challenges researchers face while conducting research in the healthcare context are rarely discussed; HCI researchers who come from non-health-related backgrounds and conduct research with populations with highly complex health scenarios (e.g., chronic conditions, severe/multiple disabilities) encounter situations they are not prepared for. Researchers often handle those situations by adapting various methods ``on the fly.'' Those ad-hoc methods are often unreported in the literature, which can perpetuate the cycle of being unaware of these challenges and leaving future researchers unprepared. This paper presents our experiences during three of our works-in-progress research projects; we report the challenges we encountered and the methods we adapted while working with populations with complex healthcare needs. Finally, we propose preparation guidelines for future researchers and call on the HIT research community to engage in more dialogue about implementing a standard approach to engaging with such populations.




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