Development of a Smart Glass Application for Wound Management

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Abstract

Treatment of chronic wounds is a challenging task for health care professionals. When treating chronic wounds, accurate documentation of wound development via photos, measurements, and written descriptions are crucial for monitoring the healing progress over time and choosing the right wound treatment. Currently, however, wound documentation is often perceived as inaccurate and incomplete. In this research, we follow a user-centered design science approach to develop a smart glass-based wound documentation system to support healthcare workers. Through ethnographic fieldwork, interviews and prototype tests with focus groups, we find that smart glass applications hold potential for improving the wound documentation process because they allow for hands-free documentation at the point of care.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExtending the Boundaries of Design Science Theory and Practice - 14th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2019, Proceedings
EditorsGondy Leroy, Bengisu Tulu, Soussan Djamasbi
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages157-171
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783030195038
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event14th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2019 - Worcester, United States
Duration: 4 Jun 20196 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11491 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWorcester
Period4/06/196/06/19

Keywords

  • Augmented Reality
  • Design science
  • Health care
  • Smart glasses
  • Wound management

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