Autor(es): Rosa, Ana Filipa ; Martins, Ana Isabel ; Cerqueira, Margarida ; Santos, Milton ; Silva, Anabela G. ; Rocha, Nelson Pacheco
Data: 2023
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/37775
Origem: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
Assunto(s): ehealth; Nominal group technique; Conceptual validation; ehealth advantages; ehealth barriers
The development of ehealth applications is a complex task, not only in technological terms, but also in the understanding of both the users' needs, expectations and contexts, and the business models. Therefore, initial conceptual validations might be essential to verify whether the proposed solutions are adequate, sustainable, and worth to be developed. The study reported by this paper applied the nominal group technique to verify the potential suitability and sustainability of a diverse set of ehealth applications to support older adults. The study identified a set of transversal advantages (i.e., promotion of active and healthy, integrated care, and healthcare equity) and barriers (i.e., contextual, personal, and development and deployment barriers. As a conclusion, the nominal group technique was adequate for the conceptual validation of the proposed ehealth solutions and provided comprehensive information about issues that must be carefully considered during the development of these solutions to assure their viability and to reduce research waste.
