Personal informatics in chronic illness management

• Main Authors: MACLEOD, Haley, TANG, Anthony, CARPENDALE, Sheelagh
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Personal informatics; Healthcare; Chronic disease management; Qualitative studies; Databases and Information Systems; Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7995; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8998/viewcontent/2532129.2532155.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Many people with chronic illness suffer from debilitating symptoms or episodes that inhibit normal day-to-day function. Pervasive tools offer the possibility to help manage these conditions, particularly by helping people understand their conditions. But, it is unclear how to design these tools, as...