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. 2016 May 7:2016:5337-5349.
doi: 10.1145/2858036.2858508.

Care Partnerships: Toward Technology to Support Teens' Participation in Their Health Care

Matthew K Hong  1 , Lauren Wilcox  1 , Daniel Machado  1 , Thomas A Olson  2 , Stephen F Simoneaux  2
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Care Partnerships: Toward Technology to Support Teens' Participation in Their Health Care

Matthew K Hong et al. Proc SIGCHI Conf Hum Factor Comput Syst. .

Abstract

Adolescents with complex chronic illnesses, such as cancer and blood disorders, must partner with family and clinical caregivers to navigate risky procedures with life-altering implications, burdensome symptoms and lifelong treatments. Yet, there has been little investigation into how technology can support these partnerships. We conducted 38 in-depth interviews (15 with teenage adolescents with chronic forms of cancer and blood disorders, 15 with their parents, and eight with clinical caregivers) along with nine non-participant observations of clinical consultations to better understand common challenges and needs that could be supported through design. Participants faced challenges primarily concerning: 1) teens' limited participation in their care, 2) communicating emotionally-sensitive information, and 3) managing physical and emotional responses. We draw on these findings to propose design goals for sociotechnical systems to support teens in partnering in their care, highlighting the need for design to support gradually evolving partnerships in care.

Keywords: Adolescents; Chronic Illnesses; Families; Health Information Management; Personal Health; Self-Management.

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