Defining Obtrusiveness in Home Telehealth Technologies: A Conceptual Framework |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535 Cape Town, South Africa;2. School of Government, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535 Cape Town, South Africa;1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China;2. Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. , LTD, Dongguan, Guangdong 523850, PR China;3. State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, PR China |
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| Abstract: | The literature of home telehealth technology recommends that systems be designed to minimize their obtrusiveness to end users. However, this term is neither explicitly defined nor consistently used. This paper presents a definition of the concept of obtrusiveness. Within this definition, twenty-two categories of what may be perceived as obtrusive in home telehealth technology are proposed based on a review of the literature. These categories are grouped into eight dimensions. This effort represents an initial step toward developing measures of obtrusiveness associated with home telehealth technology. A validated and reliable instrument would allow for evaluation of individual applications as well as theory-building across applications. |
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